MUTCD 11th Edition (2023)
Section 2E.14 — Sign Borders
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, Section 2E.14. Standards, guidance, options and support statements, with figures and cross-references.
Section 2E.14 Sign Borders Guidance: 01 For guide signs larger than 120 x 72 inches, the border should have a width of 2 inches. For smaller guide signs, a border width of 1.25 inches should be used. On unusually large signs with oversized letter heights, route shields, or other legend elements, the border should be 2.5 inches wide and should not exceed 3 inches in width. In all cases, the width of the border should not exceed the stroke width of the lettering of the principal legend on the sign. 02 Corner radii of sign borders should be approximately ¹ ⁄8 of the minimum sign dimension on…
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