SCOPE Chapter 2D shall Apply to Any Road or Street other then Low-Volume Roads, Expressways, and Freeways Low Volume Roads: Shall be a Facility Lying Outside Built-Up Areas & Having a Traffic Volume Less then 400 AADT Expressway: Divided Highway with Partial Control of Access Freeway: Divided Highway with Full Control of Access 1
CONTENT Conventional Road Guide Signs (i.e., White Message/Border on Green Background unless Otherwise Noted) Color, Retroreflection, Illumination Sign Size Letter Style and Size Legends (Single Guide Signs - Should be Limited to Three Lines) Arrows 2
SOME SIGNS ADDRESSED Route Signs (M1-1 to M1-7) Auxiliary Signs: Junction, Cardinal Direction, Alternate, Bypass, Truck, To, End, Begin, and Temporary (M2-1, M3-1 to M3-4, M4 Series) Combination Junction (M2-2) Advance Turn Arrow, Lane Designation, and Directional Arrow Auxiliary (M5-1 to M5-6, M6 Series) Route Sign, Junction, Advance Route Turn, Directional, Confirming, and Trailblazer Assemblies Combination Lane Use and Destination Overhead (D15-1) 3
SOME MORE SIGNS ADDRESSED Destination Signs (D1 Series), Distance Signs (D2 Series) Street Name Signs (D3-1 & D3-1a), Advance Street Name Signs (D3-2) Signs on Conventional Road Approaches to Interchange Parking Area and Park-Ride Signs (D4-1 and D4-2) Weigh Station Signing (D8 Series) Community Wayfinding Signs Truck, Passing, and Climbing Lane Signs (D17-1 and D17-2) Slow Vehicle Turn-Out, Crossover, and National Scenic Byway (D17-7, D13-1, D13-2, D6-4, and D6-4a) 4
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SOME GENERAL STD. STATEMENTS Route Systems Shall be Given Preference in this Order: Interstate, United States, State, and County. The Preference Shall be Given by Installing Higher Priority Legends on the Top or to the Left If an Important County Road System is Established. County Route Signs Shall have a Pentagon Shape with a Yellow County Name, Number, and Border on a Blue Background SOME LETTERING STD. STATEMENTS* Shall be Designed as Provided in the Standard Highway Signs and Markings Book Place, Streets, and Highways Shall be a Combination of Lower-Case Letters with Initial Upper-Case Letters Nominal Loop Height of Lower-Case Letters Shall be ¾ the Height of the Initial Upper-Case Letter All Other Word Legends on Conventional Road Guide Signs Shall be Upper-Case 6
SOME LETTERING STANDARD STATEMENTS (Cont.)* The Principal Legend of Guide Signs Shall be in Letters/Numerals at Least 6 for All Upper-Case or 6 Upper- Case and 4.5 for Lower-Case Combination 4 for All Upper-Case or 4 Upper- Case and 3 Lower Case Combination (Low Volume Roads and Urban Streets with Speed 25 mph) STREET NAME SIGN STATEMENTS* Street Name Signs Should be Installed in Urban Areas at all Intersections and Should be Installed in Rural Areas to Identify Important Roads Lettering for Names of Streets and Highways on Street Name Signs Shall be Lower-Case with Initial Upper-Case Letters 7
STREET NAME SIGN STATEMENTS (Cont.)* Street Name Signs Shall be Retroreflective or Illuminated Only Acceptable Alternative Background Colors Shall be Blue, Brown, or White Lettering Shall be White (for Colored Backgrounds) or Black (for White Background) Advance Street Names Signs (D3-2): If Used, Shall not Use Alternative Background Colors (See Above) and Shall be Used to Supplement Street Name Sign COMMUNITY WAYFINDING SIGNS Shall be Limited to Conventional Roads Shall Not be Used to Provide Direction to Primary Destinations or Highway Routes or Streets (Use Destination or Guide Signs) Shall Not be Installed if Adequate Spacing can Not Be Provided between it and the Higher Priority it Signs (Also Shall not be Installed Overhead) Standard Colors (e.g., Red, Orange, Yellow, etc.) Shall not Be used as Background Colors 8
CHAPTER 2D GUIDE SIGNS FOR CONVENTIONAL ROADS REVISIONS Option to Use all Upper Case Letters for Place Names and Street Names (Section 2D.43) is Deleted* 9
Section 2D.37 Guide Signs Should have no More than 3 Lines of Destination Info Provisions for Use of Pictographs on Guide Signs Exceeds maximum size, not official seal 10
Section 2D 08 Down Arrows Shall Always be Vertical and Positioned Directly over the Approximate Center of Each Applicable Lane Section 2D.38 New Guide Signs for Circular Intersections 11
Section 2D.12 - Route and Auxiliary Signs Combined on a Green Background Section 2D.23 For Optional Use Above Confirming Assembly at the Start of a Route 12
Section 2D. 27 Lane Designation Auxiliary Signs For Dedicated or Mandatory Movement Lanes Only Section 2D.46 A Downward Diagonal Arrow Auxiliary Sign may be Used at Freeway Entrances M6-2a D13-3a 13
Section 2D.33 Combination Lane Use and Destination Overhead Guide Signs Section 2D.43 Route Shield may be Used on a Street Name Sign* 14
Section 2D.43 Only Alternatives to the Green Background Color for Street Name signs are Blue, Brown, or White** * A Black Legend shall be Used if a White Background is Used, Otherwise the Legend Color shall be White Section 2D.43 New Table for Letter Heights on Street Name Signs* 15
Section 2D.44 Recommended Order of Two Street Names on an Advance Street Name Sign Section 2D.45 On Multi Lane Conventional Road Approaches to Interchanges, Guide Signs Identifying the Direction of Turn or Lane to Use for each Ramp Shall be Provided 16
Section 2D.45 New Option for Advance Entrance Direction Diagrammatic Signs Section 2D.46 Option to Use Alternative Legends on FREEWAY ENTRANCE Signs 17
Section 2D.50 New Provisions for the Design and Use of Community Wayfinding Guide Signs Enhancement Markers Color Coding Section 2D.50 New Provisions for the Design and Use of Community Wayfinding Guide Signs (Cont.)* Not for Primary Destinations Incorrect Arrow Placement and Od Order of Destinations Incorrect Use of Boundary Sign, Excessive Info Use on Freeways, Expressways, or Ramps not Allowed Position of Arrows, Order and Number of Destinations Guidance on Location of Ped Wayfinding 18
Section 2D.51 Guide Signs for Truck Lanes, Passing Lanes, and Climbing Lanes Replacing Deleted Regulatory Signs Section 2D.52 Slow Vehicle Turn Out Advance Guide Sign, Used in Conjunction with New Regulatory Signs 19
CONCLUSIONS Some New Requirements Placed on the Design of Street Name Signs New Sign Requirement at Conventional Road Approaches to Interchanges New Guidance Provided on the Use of Several Different Guide Signs Some New Signs Several Relevant Compliance Dates (See Next Slide) COMPLIANCE DATES 20
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