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6.17. Scaffolding, trenches and other construction works

No public or private work can lessen, permanently or temporally, the conditions of
accessibility established in this Code.

Trenches and construction work in public spaces shall fulfil the following conditions:

1. They shall be protected with stable and solid fencing and protection elements
that prevent people falling into the trenches or construction site.

2. People with visual disabilities shall be able to detect them easily; therefore, all
protective and warning elements shall have a detectable edge at a maximum
height of 680 mm.

3. Warning lights and audible signals shall be provided to alert people of the
construction site at night.

4. An alternative path in the opposite sidewalk or even creating an alternative
itinerary along other street shall be provided if it is not possible to allow a free
passage, with the same conditions as those described for the scaffolding section.

Figure 83. Alternative path in the same sidewalk

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