• ♦Manual Notice 2006-1
• ►1. Introduction
  • ♦1. Overview
• ►2. Sign Location and Installation
  • ♦1. Overview
• ►3. Sign Materials and Supports
  • ♦1. Overview
• ►4. Sign Maintenance
  • ♦1. Overview
• ►5. Regulatory Signs
  • ♦1. Overview
• ►6. Warning Signs
  • ♦1. Overview
• ►7. Guide Signs
  • ►1. Overview
    • ♦Introduction
    • ♦Purpose of Guide Signs
    • ♦Use of Brown Background
  • ►2. Concurrent Routes
    • ♦Avoiding Unnecessary Concurrent Routes
    • ♦Concurrent Route Confirmation Assemblies
  • ►3. Oversize Street Name Signs
    • ♦Recommended Use
    • ♦Letter Size
    • ♦Dimensions
  • ►4. Signing for County Roads
    • ♦Introduction
    • ♦Eligible County Roads
    • ♦Signing Standards
    • ♦When Warning Signs are Used
    • ♦Signs Provided by County
    • ♦Existing Signs
  • ►5. Interstate Highway Numbering
    • ♦Original Numbering System
    • ♦Current Numbering System
    • ♦Loops
  • ►6. Special Route Markers
    • ♦Hurricane Evacuation Route Signing (EM-1 series)
    • ♦Texas Travel Trails
  • ►7. Destination and Distance Signing
    • ♦Introduction
    • ♦Combination of Routes Between Major Destinations
    • ♦Additional Distance Signing
    • ♦Spacing Additional Destination and Distance Signs
  • ►8. Destination Signing for Border Cities in Mexico
    • ♦Introduction
    • ♦Types of Border Crossings
    • ♦Sign Content
    • ♦Sign Placement
  • ►9. Traffic Generators, Special Events, and Government Offices
    • ♦Signing for Traffic Generators
    • ♦Local Authority Requests for Traffic Generator Signs
    • ♦Commercial Names
    • ♦Seasonal and Special Events Signing
    • ♦Airports
    • ♦Offices of Elected US and State Officials
    • ♦Texas Lottery Claim Centers
  • ►10. State Parks
    • ♦Introduction
    • ♦Sign Placement
  • ►11. Public Beaches
    • ♦Introduction
    • ♦Access Roads
    • ♦Parking Lots
    • ♦Funding of Signs
  • ►12. Wildlife Viewing Areas
    • ♦Introduction
    • ♦Signing Standards
  • ►13. General-Services Signs
    • ♦Introduction
    • ♦Expanded Use on Conventional Highways
    • ♦Verification
  • ►14. Radio Information Signs
    • ♦Background
    • ♦Signing
  • ►15. Reference Markers and Mileposts
    • ♦Reference Markers
    • ♦Milepost Markers
  • ►16. Memorial Marker and Named Marker Highways and Structures
    • ♦Introduction
    • ♦Legal Basis for Naming and Signing
    • ♦Records Management
    • ♦Designation Process Varies
    • ♦Designation through Local Action
    • ♦Designation through Legislative Action
    • ♦Approval of Names
    • ♦Policy Guidance for Signing
    • ♦Sign Placement Standards
    • ♦Sign Design Standards
    • ♦Exceptions to Signing Standards
  • ►17. Historic Routes
    • ♦Introduction
    • ♦Legal Basis for Naming and Signing
    • ♦Records Management
    • ♦Designation Process
    • ♦Agreement
    • ♦Sign Placement and Standards
  • ►18. Street-Named Highways
    • ♦Introduction
    • ♦Legal Basis for Naming
    • ♦Records Management
    • ♦Designation Process Varies
    • ♦Designation by a City
    • ♦Designation by the Legislature
    • ♦Signing Practices
  • ►19. Historical Markers
    • ♦Introduction
    • ♦Historical Marker Process Overview
    • ♦Marker Placement
    • ♦Design and Installation of Markers
    • ♦Maintenance of Markers
    • ♦Marker Numbers
    • ♦Booklet Available
    • ♦Advance and Directional Signing Standards
    • ♦Advance and Directional Sign Details
  • ►20. County Line Signs
    • ♦Expressways and Freeways
    • ♦Placement
  • ►21. WELCOME TO TEXAS Signs
    • ♦Introduction
    • ♦Standards
    • ♦Placement
  • ►22. Accessibility Signing for Rest and Picnic Areas
    • ♦Introduction
    • ♦Use of the Accessibility Plaque
    • ♦Historic Picnic Areas
• ►8. Miscellaneous Signs
  • ♦1. Overview
• ►9. Expressway and Freeway Signing
  • ♦1. Overview
• ►10. Markings and Delineators
  • ♦1. Overview
• ►11. Other Traffic Control Situations
  • ♦1. Overview

Signs and Markings Manual

March 2006

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