MUTCD 11th Edition (2023)
Section 1D.09 — Placement and Operation of Traffic Control Devices
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, Section 1D.09. Standards, guidance, options and support statements, with figures and cross-references.
Section 1D.09 Placement and Operation of Traffic Control Devices Standard: 01 Before any highway, site roadway open to public travel (see definition in Section 1C.02), detour, or temporary route is opened to public travel, all traffic control devices necessary for safe operation shall be in place. Option: 02 Temporary traffic control devices, as provided for in Part 6 of this Manual , may be used in place of permanent devices that have yet to be installed for safe operation.Guidance: 03 Placement of a traffic control device should be within the road user’s view so that adequate visibility is…
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