Section 11: Public Beaches
Anchor: #i1009590Introduction
Senate Concurrent Resolution 46 of the 66th Texas Legislative, Regular Session, requested TxDOT to sign for free beach accessways and free beach-user parking areas. Minute Order No. 76653 dated January 23, 1980 directed the Engineer-Director to sign for warranted locations.
This section provides guidelines to administer this policy. Standard designs for the public beach access and parking signs (D55 and D56 series) are included in Standard Highway Sign Designs for Texas [link]. Brown background color is used for recreational, cultural interest, and historical areas signing.
Anchor: #i1009608Access Roads
Public beach access roads should be signed with an advance sign 0.25 to 0.5 miles in advance of the intersection and a directional sign at the intersection.
A series of closely spaced access roads may have a combined advance sign with the text “NEXT XX MILES.” In such a case, the access roads should be numbered sequentially, and the number shown on each directional sign.
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When the public beach parking lot entrance fronts directly on a highway route, one advance sign should be erected 700 to 1500 feet in advance of the entrance, with a directional sign at the entrance. Multiple lots in the same vicinity with several access points on the same highway route should be numbered sequentially, and the number should be indicated on the appropriate signs.
Anchor: #i1009633Funding of Signs
Funding for public beach access and parking signs comes from the appropriate district account.