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MUTCD Adoption Delays/Status. KRS 189.337 requires the Cabinet to adopt a manual of standards and specifications for a uniform system of official traffic control devices 603 KAR 5:050 adopts the MUTCD as Kentucky’s standard for traffic control devices. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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MUTCD Adoption Delays/Status
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD)
• KRS 189.337 requires the Cabinet to adopt a manual of standards and specifications for a uniform system of official traffic control devices
• 603 KAR 5:050 adopts the MUTCD as Kentucky’s standard for traffic control devices
Adoption of 2009 MUTCD in Kentucky?
• Required Administrative Regulation
modification
• Officially adopted January 25, 2012 (ten days late)
Why did it take two years to adopt?
Section 1A.13
• New language in Standard stating that “standard statements shall not be modified or compromised based on engineering judgment or engineering study.”
• Deleted language stating that “this Manual should not be considered a substitute for engineering judgment.”
Problems?
• Reduces the ability of traffic engineers to apply
traffic control device principles in a manner that best meets the needs of road users.
• No opportunity for public comment on the change.
• Change was made on the basis of one comment from over 15,000 comments to NPA.
• Change will increase the liability for transportation agencies and organizations.
Solution?
• Waited for FHWA to address
• Added similar language to the KAR which now states:
The MUTCD shall: (a) Provide the standards, guidance, and options for the
design and application of traffic control devices; and
(b) Not be considered a substitute for engineering judgment.
Revision #1 – Engineering Judgment
• Effective June 13, 2012
• Returns original language to MUTCD:
Deleted language about not modifying or compromising standard statements
Added, “Manual should not be considered a substitute for engineering judgment”.
At same time…
Compliance Dates
• Target dates for compliance of important changes
• 58 different compliance dates (some from 2000 and 2003 editions)
• Ranging from January, 2011 to December, 2019
Street Name Signs to the Rescue
• Letter height requirements:– low speed (compliance January 9, 2012)– high speed (compliance December 22, 2018)
• Minimum retro (compliance January 22, 2018)
• Lettering shall be composed of a combination of lower-case letters with initial upper-case letters
• Economy tanked
• Thank you, Good Morning America
Revision #2 – Compliance Dates
• Effective June 13, 2012
• Eliminates compliance dates for 46 items
• Extended/revised dates for 4 items
• Target dates for 8 items were deemed to be of critical safety importance and remain in effect
• New “Option” exempts existing historic street name signs from Standards/Guidance for color, letter size, retroreflectivity, and other design features
New Table
Future Action?
• Initiated efforts to modify KAR to adopt 2009 MUTCD
including revisions 1 and 2
• Will delete language that was previously added to KAR
• Work to satisfy compliance dates
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