MUTCD Part 2 Chapter 2E: Guide Signs - Freeways and Expressways

Course Synopsis:

This course material derives from the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices as issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration. The quiz author is J. Cloyce Darnell, P.E.

Did you know? Downward pointing arrows shall be used only for overhead guide signs to prescribe lane assignment for traffic bound for a destination or route that can be reached only by being in the designated lane(s).

Traffic control devices shall be defined as all signs, signals, markings, and other devices used to regulate, warn, or guide traffic, placed on, over, or adjacent to a street, highway, pedestrian facility, or bikeway by authority of a public agency having jurisdiction. The Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) is incorporated by reference in 23 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 655, Subpart F and shall be recognized as the national standard for all traffic control devices installed on any street, highway, or bicycle trail open to public travel in accordance with 23 U.S.C. 109(d) ad 402(a).

The need for uniform standards was recognized long ago, and the MUTCD is a result of much research and several editions since 1935 in order to establish and facilitate those uniform standards. The U.S. Secretary of Transportation has decreed that traffic control devices on all streets and highways open to public travel shall be in substantial conformance with the Standards issued or endorsed by the FHWA.

Standards for Guide Signs for Freeways and Expressways provide a uniform and effective system of highway signing for high-volume, high-speed motor vehicle traffic on freeways and expressways. This course provides specific information and criteria regarding Guide Signs for Freeways and Expressways.

Course Objectives:

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills regarding Guide Signs for Freeways and Expressways:

• Scope, Signing Principles, and General Requirements

• Color, Retroreflectivity, and Size and Style of Letters

• Interchange Numbering and Sizes

• Guide, Route, Information, and General Service Signs

• Characteristics for Urban and Rural Signing, and Placement Locations

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