Document the TCP activities in the Daily Work Report (DWR) diaries. Report all discrepancies to the contractor immediately. Perform at a minimum two inspections per month (one during the day and one at night), and report discrepancies on . Consider increasing use of the form if discrepancies are not corrected within the expected time frames for priority 1 or priority 2 corrections.

Per Texas Administrative Code 43 TAC ,” the Department investigates incidents involving damage to highway property to identify the responsible party. If the Department has a reasonable claim and if the responsible party can be identified, the Department will seek reimbursement from the responsible party and/or the insurance company of the responsible party. If accidents occur, limit the documentation to the incident, date and time, and police incident number, noting which police department created the report. If there is damage to State Property by a third party, report the incident to the District maintenance section. Take several pictures of the damage.

Perform a detailed inspection of TCPs in the field immediately after traffic alignment changes. Documentation of these detailed inspections will be on Form 599. DWRs will state the phase to which traffic is switched. Document in the DWR changes to the TCP shown in the plans prior to or immediately after implementing the changes. Document changes that:

Refer to Chapter 4, Section 3

of this manual

, for more information regarding changes in TCP documentation.