An Overview of the 2009 MUTCD

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1 An Overview of the 2009 MUTCD CLRP Highway School June 7, 2010 Sally S. Olsen, P.E. New York State Department of Transportation

2 Goals for this Session Review the changes in traffic sign manuals in the last few years Look at some of the important changes in the 2009 MUTCD and upcoming new NY Supplement

3 National MUTCD Sept Jan NYS Supplement March 2008 Dec. 2010? NYS Supplement

5 2009 National MUTCD Paragraphs are now numbered Many sections were reordered, some signs have new designations US Customary units ONLY 70 new definitions (35 revised), all located in 1A.13 Many new sizes for all types of signs, size Tables now in every Chapter 1 of letter height per 30 of legibility

Compliance Dates retrofit or replace existing devices to meet 11 of the new Standards in the 2009 MUTCD New installations, replacements, rebuilds must comply

6 Compliance Dates retrofit or replace existing devices to meet 11 of the new Standards in the 2009 MUTCD New installations, replacements, rebuilds must comply immediately - except for signs you have onhand New Table I-2 with specific compliance dates to Previouslyestablished dates New compliance date in 2009 edition

7 Existing Sign Stockpiles NYS Vehicle & Traffic Law Section 1680(c) allows use of signs in stock or on order Until any specific compliance date in MUTCD New signs should meet MUTCD

8 MUTCD applies on private property that is open to public travel

9 Standard, Guidance, Option, Support Standard Shall Guidance Should Options May Support Standard statements shall not be modified or compromised based on engineering judgment or engineering study

10 Lots of New Signs

11 New Plaques Most plaques have a P designation Plaques cannot be used alone X X X

12 Low-volume Roads Neighborhood residential streets cannot be classified as low-volume roads for which Part 5 would apply

13 All Signs Must Be Crashworthy NCHRP 350 FHWA & NYSDOT maintain lists of approved devices Drilled holes filled with caulk Max 4 above ground

14 Crashworthy Sign Installation Demonstration 1:00 After Pothole Picnic

15 Bad

16 Good

17 What You Will See Crashworthy Hardware 2 Square tubes 2 Delineators 4 U-channels

18 Thanks To

19 Sign Demo

21 Advance Posting Distance for Warning Signs UseTable NY2C-4 from the Supplement, not Table 2C-4 in the MUTCD Generally shorter distances than old NYS MUTCD NYS Supplement > National MUTCD NY Supplement distances include reaction and breaking distance

22 Condition B 85th percentile speed: 40 mph Reverse Curve Sign w/ 30 mph advisory 225 ft

23 Curve Sign Placement Collectors & Arterials 1000 AADT Signs required if 10 mph differential Chevrons or arrows required if 15 mph differential Ball bank numbers in MUTCD

24 Speed Limit Ahead New sign (W3-5) since 2007 Reductions of 15 or more mph, W3-5 sign is recommended Includes in advance of School Speed Limits

25 Object Markers in Part 2 Moved from Part 3 Pavement Markings

26 Combined Curve and Intersection Sign (W1-10 series)

27 Before

28 After 40

29 Fluorescent Yellow-Green Signs Recommended for pedestrian, bike, and playground signs Required for school signs

30 Lettering for place names and destinations Mixed-case lettering required for names of places, streets, and highways for guide signs (including Street Name signs) Mixed-case lettering consists of an initial upper-case letter followed by lower-case letters Letter height is specified as the height of the initial upper-case letter

31 Street Sign Lettering 6 initial (with 4.5 lower-case) required on 2-lane conventional highways 4 (initial with 3 lower-case) Allowed on 30 mph roads

32 Street Sign Size 6 text requires a 12 blade 4 text requires an 8 blade 6 text on a 9 extruded blade is not an acceptable combination

34 Community Wayfinding Signs Enhancement markers Color coding

35 Memorial or Dedication Signing One sign per direction No extraneous information or decorative elements

36 Section 3B.01 A single yellow center line marking on a twoway roadway is specifically prohibited

37 Section 3B.20 Use and placement of lane-use arrows Revised guidance on conditions where lane-use arrows should be used Placement of lane-use arrows: Min. 2 arrows should be used in a lane May delete downstream arrow if short turn lane

38 Lane Drops Must be dotted Compliance date December 31, 2016 or resurfacing

39 Sections 3B.25 and 3B.26 If speed hump markings or advance speed hump markings are used, they shall be the markings shown in the MUTCD

40 New Shared Lane Pavement Marking

41 Traffic Control Signal Faces Section 4D indications required for new installs 8 allowed in limited cases

42 Section 4D.26 Yellow change intervals and red clearance intervals Durations shall be determined using engineering practices Compliance date December 31, 2014 or when timing adjustments are made (whichever occurs first) Use of red clearance changed from option to guidance, when indicated by application of engineering practices

43 Section 4E.07 Countdown pedestrian displays - Required for all ped signals except where ped change interval is < 7 sec. - No specific compliance date for retrofitting existing ped signals (can remain w/o countdown until ped heads replaced) - May be used when ped change interval is 7 sec. or less

44 Section 4E.06 Recommends slower walking speed for calculating pedestrian clearance time (Guidance). 4.0 feet per second Ped. Clearance Time based on 3.5 feet / sec [Exception allows 4.0 ft /sec if extended button press or passive ped detection allows peds to request additional crossing time] Sum of Walk time + Ped. Clearance Time based on 3.0 feet per second for distance from ped detector to far side

45 Section 4E.08 Positioning of pedestrian pushbuttons and legends on pushbutton signs shall clearly indicate which crosswalk signal is activated by which pushbutton

46 HAWK Beacon for Unsignalized Crosswalks

47 Minimum length for onelane, two-way traffic taper added to Table 6C-3 Type of Taper Merging Taper Shifting Taper Shoulder Taper One-Lane, Two-Way Traffic Taper Downstream Taper Taper Length at least L at least 0.5 L at least 0.33 L 50 feet minimum, 100 feet maximum 100 feet per lane

48 Automated Flagger Assistance Device (AFAD) STOP/SLOW paddle AFAD

49 Flaggers shall use a paddle, flag, or AFAD, not just hand signals

50 New Rule for High-visibility Safety Apparel All workers in ROW All roads Includes public safety personnel Dec 2011 compliance date

51 Advance Posting Distances for Signs in Work Zones Road Type Interstate Rural Urban, > 45 mph Urban, mph Urban, 30 mph Distance Between Signs See NYSDOT Standards 500 feet 350 feet 200 feet 100 feet

52 Railroad & Light Rail Crossings YIELD or STOP signs required at passive crossings Dec. 31, 2019 compliance date Stop lines required at active crossings Audible devices required at LRT / Ped crossings More guidance for pathway crossings

53 Thank You The End Crashworthy Sign Installation Demo 1 pm MUTCD Update Q & A Session: Textor 103 2:30 pm

54 Search on < mutcd > Sally Olsen

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