MUTCD 11th Edition (2023)

Section 8D.05 — Exit Gate and Four-Quadrant Gate Systems

Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, Section 8D.05. Standards, guidance, options and support statements, with figures and cross-references.

Section 8D.05 Exit Gate and Four-Quadrant Gate Systems Option: 01 Exit Gate systems may be installed to improve safety at grade crossings where a Diagnostic Team determines that less restrictive measures, such as automatic gates and median islands, are not effective. Support: 02 A grade crossing that includes exit gates on some, but not all, of the exiting lanes is an Exit Gate system, but is not considered to be a Four-Quadrant Gate system. 03 The term Four-Quadrant Gate system is used in a generic sense in that it refers to the fact that all entrances and exits from a grade crossing are…

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