MUTCD 11th Edition (2023)
Section 8A.10 — Illumination at Grade Crossings
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, Section 8A.10. Standards, guidance, options and support statements, with figures and cross-references.
Section 8A.10 Illumination at Grade Crossings Support: 01 Illumination is sometimes installed at or adjacent to a grade crossing in order to provide better nighttime visibility of trains or LRT equipment and the grade crossing (for example, where a substantial amount of railroad or LRT operations are conducted at night, where grade crossings are blocked for extended periods of time, or where crash history indicates that road users experience difficulty in seeing trains or LRT equipment or traffic control devices during hours of darkness). 02 Recommended types and locations of luminaires for…
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