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It is developed by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Division of Safety Programs "in substantial conformance to" the national Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices developed by the Federal Highway Administration. The first edition of the CA MUTCD was published in 2006, replacing an earlier supplement to the national MUTCD.
In 2017, Caltrans announced that it would stop using Botts' dots as the sole indicator of lane division, due to cost and worker safety, and in order to make roadways more compatible with self-driving cars. Reflective lane markings will be wider and thicker, providing some of the tactile feedback the Botts' dots provided. [12]
The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways (usually referred to as the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, abbreviated MUTCD) is a document issued by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) of the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) to specify the standards by which traffic signs, road surface markings, and signals are designed, installed ...
11th edition of the MUTCD, published December 2023. In the United States, road signs are, for the most part, standardized by federal regulations, most notably in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) and its companion volume the Standard Highway Signs (SHS).
A white retroreflective raised pavement marker (Stimsonite design) A blue raised pavement marker (for marking the location of fire hydrants) White markers — for lane markings or to mark the right pavement edge. Yellow or orange markers — These separate traffic moving in opposite directions, or mark the left pavement edge on one-way roadways.
Caltrans also said the existing PCC pavement used on Highway 50 has reached the end of its service life after being installed between 1967 and 1971. A pavement condition survey revealed there is ...
A route shield pavement marking measures approximately 6 by 15 feet (1.8 m × 4.6 m). It is half the width of a standard Interstate highway lane; like some other kinds of pavement markings, it is elongated to appear proportional to a driver traveling at high speed. [7] [10] It may appear in full color or as a simple outline. [12]
Caltrans will temporarily close a portion of Highway 18 on Wednesday in Apple Valley to make pavement repairs, the agency announced