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MUTCD Adoption Delays/Status

MUTCD Adoption Delays/Status. KRS 189.337 requires the Cabinet to adopt a manual of standards and specifications for a uniform system of official traffic control devices 603 KAR 5:050 adopts the MUTCD as Kentucky’s standard for traffic control devices.

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MUTCD Adoption Delays/Status

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  1. MUTCD Adoption Delays/Status

  2. KRS 189.337 requires the Cabinet to adopt a manual of standards and specifications for a uniform system of official traffic control devices • 603 KAR 5:050 adopts the MUTCD as Kentucky’s standard for traffic control devices

  3. Required Administrative Regulation modification • Officially adopted January 25, 2012 • (ten days late)

  4. New language in Standard stating that “standard statements shall not be modified or compromised based on engineering judgment or engineering study.” • Deleted language stating that “this Manual should not be considered a substitute for engineering judgment.” Section 1A.13

  5. Reduces the ability of traffic engineers to apply traffic control device principles in a manner that best meets the needs of road users. • No opportunity for public comment on the change. • Change was made on the basis of one comment from over 15,000 comments to NPA. • Change will increase the liability for transportation agencies and organizations.

  6. Waited for FHWA to address • Added similar language to the KAR which now states: • The MUTCD shall: •       (a) Provide the standards, guidance, and options for the design and application of traffic control devices; and •       (b) Not be considered a substitute for engineering judgment.

  7. Effective June 13, 2012 • Returns original language to MUTCD: • Deleted language about not modifying or compromising standard statements • Added, “Manual should not be considered a substitute for engineering judgment”.

  8. Target dates for compliance of important changes • 58 different compliance dates (some from 2000 and 2003 editions) • Ranging from January, 2011 to December, 2019

  9. Letter height requirements: • low speed (compliance January 9, 2012) • high speed (compliance December 22, 2018) • Minimum retro (compliance January 22, 2018) • Lettering shall be composed of a combination of lower-case letters with initial upper-case letters • Economy tanked • Thank you, Good Morning America

  10. Effective June 13, 2012 • Eliminates compliance dates for 46 items • Extended/revised dates for 4 items • Target dates for 8 items were deemed to be of critical safety importance and remain in effect • New “Option” exempts existing historic street name signs from Standards/Guidance for color, letter size, retroreflectivity, and other design features

  11. Initiated efforts to modify KAR to adopt 2009 MUTCD including revisions 1 and 2 • Will delete language that was previously added to KAR • Work to satisfy compliance dates

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