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Are you ready... www.cpcsigns.com [email protected] 1-800-367-1492 VOICE 1-800-206-3444 FAX The Clock is ticking! New Regulations concerning STOP Signs and Plaques ... for the New MUTCD? 2 24” x 24” SIGN NO LONGER PERMITTED SIZES • Minimum size STOP (R1-1) for a single lane conventional road is 30 x 30 and for a multi-lane conventional road is 36 x 36. • “A minimum size of 36 x 36 inches shall be used for STOP signs that face multi-lane approaches.” “Section 2B.03, P06” “Where side roads intersect a multi-lane street or highway that has a speed limit of 45 mph or higher, the minimum size of the STOP signs facing the side road approaches, even if the side road only has one approach lane, shall be 36 x 36 inches.” “Section 2B.03, P07” MINIMUM RETROREFLECTIVITY • Type I is allowable on “Red Series” signs, i.e., STOP and YIELD signs; however, we recommend upgrading signs to 3M™ High Intensity Prismatic (HIP) or 3M™ Diamond Grade (DG 3 ) for the following reasons: • Evaluation Cost - Eliminate yearly evaluation costs by using the expected sign life or blanket replacement methods which cannot be used with Type I sheeting. • Replacement Cost - Type I may have to be replaced up to 2.5 times as often as 3M™ HIP or 3M™ DG 3 . • Warranty - Type I does NOT have a warranty whereas 3M™ HIP has a 10 year warranty and 3M™ DG 3 has a 12 year warranty. COMPLIANCE DATES • “After the effective date of a new edition of the MUTCD or a revision thereto, or after the adoption thereof by the State, whichever occurs later, new or reconstructed devices installed shall be in compliance with the new edition or revision.” “Section I-3, P20” This statement applies to all changes in the 2009 MUTCD. • Implementation of a management or assessment method to maintain traffic sign retroreflectivity must be in place by January 22, 2012. • Replacement of signs identified as failing using one of the above methods by January 22, 2015. • “Except as provided in Paragraph 24, when a noncompliant traffic control device is being replaced or refurbished because it is damaged, missing, or no longer serviceable for any reason, it shall be replaced with a compliant device.” “Section I-3, P23” “Option: One compliant device in the midst of a series of adjacent noncompliant devices would be confusing to road users; and/or the schedule for replacement of the whole series of noncompliant devices will result in achieving timely compliance with the MUTCD.” “Section I-3, P24” MUTCD GUIDANCE AND LANGUAGE • The MUTCD applies to all traffic control devices placed on, over, or adjacent to a street, highway, pedestrian facility, bikeway, or private roads open to public travel. • “No items other than inventory stickers, sign installation dates, and bar codes shall be affixed to the fronts of STOP or YIELD signs, and the placement of these items shall be in the border of the sign.” “Section 2B.10, P04” “No items other than official traffic control signs, inventory stickers, sign installation dates, anti-vandalism stickers, and bar codes shall be mounted on the backs of STOP or YIELD signs.” “Section 2B.10, P05” • “A sign that is mounted back-to-back with a STOP or YIELD sign should stay within the edges of the STOP or YIELD sign. If necessary, the size of the STOP or YIELD should be increased so that any other sign installed back-to-back with a STOP or YIELD sign remains within the edges of the STOP or YIELD sign.” “Section 2B.10, P08” • The new plaques to be used with STOP signs are shown to the right directly below the STOP sign; 2-WAY, 3-WAY, 4-WAY, or other numbers are no longer permitted. ITEMS REMOVED FROM THIS EDITION • 24 x 24 Inch STOP sign • “2-WAY 3-WAY, 4-WAY, or other numbers of ways shall not be used with STOP signs” “Section 2B.05, P06” More information can be found in the MUTCD manual available for download http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/. Please visit www.cpcsigns.com to download a .pdf version of this flyer and much more.

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Page 1: for the New MUTCD? New Regulations concerning STOP Signs ... · PDF fileNew Regulations concerning STOP Signs and Plaques ... • The MUTCD applies to all trafficcontrol devices placed

Are you ready...

[email protected]

1-800-367-1492 VOICE1-800-206-3444 FAX

The Clockis ticking!

New Regulations concerning STOP Signs and Plaques

... for the New MUTCD?

24” x 24”SIGN

NOLONGER

PERMITTED

SIZES• MinimumsizeSTOP(R1-1)forasinglelaneconventionalroadis30x30andforamulti-laneconventional

roadis36x36.• “A minimum size of 36 x 36 inches shall be used for STOP signs that face multi-lane approaches.” “Section

2B.03, P06” “Where side roads intersect a multi-lane street or highway that has a speed limit of 45 mph or higher, the minimum size of the STOP signs facing the side road approaches, even if the side road only has one approach lane, shall be 36 x 36 inches.” “Section 2B.03, P07”

MINIMUM RETROREFLECTIVITY• TypeIisallowableon“RedSeries”signs,i.e.,STOPandYIELDsigns;however,werecommendupgrading

signsto3M™HighIntensityPrismatic(HIP)or3M™DiamondGrade(DG3)forthefollowingreasons:• EvaluationCost-Eliminateyearlyevaluationcostsbyusingtheexpectedsignlifeorblanketreplacement

methodswhichcannotbeusedwithTypeIsheeting.• ReplacementCost-TypeImayhavetobereplacedupto2.5timesasoftenas3M™ HIPor3M™ DG3.• Warranty-TypeIdoesNOThaveawarrantywhereas3M™HIPhasa10yearwarrantyand3M™DG3

hasa12yearwarranty.COMPLIANCE DATES• “After the effective date of a new edition of the MUTCD or a revision thereto, or after the adoption thereof

by the State, whichever occurs later, new or reconstructed devices installed shall be in compliance with the new edition or revision.” “Section I-3, P20” Thisstatementappliestoallchangesinthe2009MUTCD.

• Implementationofamanagementorassessmentmethodtomaintaintrafficsignretroreflectivitymustbeinplaceby January 22, 2012.

• Replacementofsignsidentifiedasfailingusingoneoftheabovemethodsby January 22, 2015.• “Except as provided in Paragraph 24, when a noncompliant traffic control device is being replaced or

refurbished because it is damaged, missing, or no longer serviceable for any reason, it shall be replaced with a compliant device.” “Section I-3, P23”

“Option: One compliant device in the midst of a series of adjacent noncompliant devices would be confusing to road users; and/or the schedule for replacement of the whole series of noncompliant devices will result in achieving timely compliance with the MUTCD.” “Section I-3, P24”

MUTCD GUIDANCE AND LANGUAGE• TheMUTCDappliestoalltrafficcontroldevicesplacedon,over,oradjacenttoastreet,highway,pedestrian

facility,bikeway,orprivate roadsopentopublictravel.• “No items other than inventory stickers, sign installation dates, and bar codes shall be affixed to the fronts

of STOP or YIELD signs, and the placement of these items shall be in the border of the sign.” “Section 2B.10, P04” “No items other than official traffic control signs, inventory stickers, sign installation dates, anti-vandalism stickers, and bar codes shall be mounted on the backs of STOP or YIELD signs.” “Section 2B.10, P05”

• “A sign that is mounted back-to-back with a STOP or YIELD sign should stay within the edges of the STOP or YIELD sign. If necessary, the size of the STOP or YIELD should be increased so that any other sign installed back-to-back with a STOP or YIELD sign remains within the edges of the STOP or YIELD sign.” “Section 2B.10, P08”

• ThenewplaquestobeusedwithSTOPsignsareshowntotherightdirectlybelowtheSTOPsign;2-WAY,3-WAY,4-WAY,orothernumbersarenolongerpermitted.

ITEMS REMOVED FROM THIS EDITION• 24x24InchSTOPsign• “2-WAY 3-WAY, 4-WAY, or other numbers of ways shall not be used with STOP signs” “Section 2B.05, P06”

More information can be found in the MUTCD manual available for download http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/.Please visit www.cpcsigns.com to download a .pdf version of this flyer and much more.

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