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  2. Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. Road signs in the United States - Wikipedia

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    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).

  5. American Association of State Highway and Transportation ...

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    This book covers the functional design of roads and highways including such things as the layout of intersections, horizontal curves, and vertical curves. Standard Specifications for Transportation Materials and Methods of Sampling and Testing. AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications. This manual is the base bridge design manual that all DOTs ...

  6. Road surface marking - Wikipedia

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    In the U.S., the type, placement, and graphic standards of traffic signs, and road surfaces are legally regulated—the Federal Highway Administration's Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices is the standard, although each state produces its own manual based upon the Federal manual. [50]

  7. Interstate Highway standards - Wikipedia

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    An Interstate Highway under construction , with both directions of traffic moved to one side of the roadway I-94 in Michigan, showing examples of non-interchange overpass signage in median, upcoming exit signage on right shoulder, a pre-1960 overpass with height restriction signage, newly installed cable median barrier, and parallel grooved ...

  8. Geometric design of roads - Wikipedia

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    The primary US guidance is found in A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets published by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). [2] Other standards include the Australian Guide to Road Design Archived 2011-11-09 at the Wayback Machine, and the British Design Manual for Roads.

  9. Controlled-access highway - Wikipedia

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    Entrances and exits to the highway are provided at interchanges by slip roads (ramps), which allow for speed changes between the highway and arterials and collector roads. On the controlled-access highway, opposing directions of travel are generally separated by a median strip or central reservation containing a traffic barrier or grass.