Signs and Markings Manual

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♦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

Manual Notice: 2006-1

From: Carlos A. Lopez, P.E. Traffic Operations Division

Manual: Signs and Markings Manual (formerly the Signs and Markings Volume of the Traffic Operations Manual)

Effective Date: March 01, 2006

Purpose

This manual revision includes the following new sections added to Chapter 7:

Section 16, “Memorial Marker and Named Marker Highways and Structures” (formerly titled “Named and Memorialized Highways”)
Section 17, “Historic Routes”
Section 18, “Street-Named Highways”
Section 19, “Historical Markers”

In addition the following changes have been made to Chapter 7:

Section 4, “Signing for County Roads,” has been revised to reflect current signing standards.
Section 9, “Traffic Generators, Special Events, and Government Offices,” has been revised with a new segment on the use of commercial names.
Section 21 (formerly 19), “WELCOME TO TEXAS Signs,” has been revised to comply with Texas Transportation Code, Section 201.617.
Section 22 (formerly 20), “Accessibility Signing for Rest and Picnic Areas,” has been revised to reflect current signing standards.
Other minor technical updates have also been incorporated.

Review

The Office of General Counsel and Audit Office both reviewed the draft version of this revision and found it adequate for its purpose.

Instructions and Content

This manual notice includes a complete revision to Chapter 7.

In the print version of this manual (Signs and Markings Volume of the Traffic Operations Manual), replace the entirety of the main Table of Contents and Chapter 7 with this new content. Revised portions are marked with highlighting or, in the case of entire pages, vertical bars in the outside margins.

The on-line version of this manual now contains only this revised Chapter 7. For other content, see the print version.

Contact

Address questions concerning information contained in this manual notice to Greg Brinkmeyer of the Traffic Operations Division, 512-416-3120.

Copyright Notice

Published by the Traffic Operations Division (TRF).