MUTCD Part 3 Chapter 3A-G: Markings

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? Traffic control devices include pavement markings and painted stripes, but these are not the only types of pavement markings.

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 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.

Markings on highways provide guidance and information for the road user. Major marking types include pavement and curb markings, object markers, delineators, colored pavements, barricades, channelizing devices and islands. This course offers detailed engineering information for the design and implementation of Pavement Markings applicable to public roads.

Course Objectives:

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills regarding Pavement Markings for engineers involved in the design, implementation, and inspection of traffic control devices:

• Functions, Standardization, Materials, Colors, Dimensions, and Patterns

• Pavement and Curb Markings

• Object Markers

• Delineators

• Colored Pavements

• Barricades and Channelizing Devices

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