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Section 2: Lateral Placement

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Introduction

Proper lateral placement of a sign:

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Locating Sign Posts Close to One Another

Figure 4-2 illustrates that no more than two sign supports should be located within a 7 ft circle.

Placement of Signs within a 7 ft Circle (click in image to see full-size image) Anchor: #MNVSRGHJgrtop

Figure 4-2. Placement of Signs within a 7 ft Circle

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Lateral Placement

Highway cross-section is the primary criteria affecting the lateral placement of signs. The key cross-section factors affecting the lateral placement are whether a roadway has no shoulder, a narrow shoulder, a wide shoulder, guardrail, or curb-and-gutter.

The following define narrow and wide shoulders:

Where possible, do not place sign posts in the flow line of a ditch or drainage channel.

Section 2A.19 and Figure 2A-2 and 2A-3 of the Texas MUTCD describe the lateral placement requirements for signs. Figures 4-3 through 4-9 on the following pages illustrate typical situations for the lateral placement of signs. Section 3 contains additional information about lateral placement of signs at intersections.

Lateral Sign Placement with No Shoulder
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Figure 4-3. Lateral Sign Placement with No Shoulder or Narrow Shoulder

Lateral Sign Placement with Wide Shoulder (click in image to see full-size image) Anchor: #MTTSMVSUgrtop

Figure 4-4. Lateral Sign Placement with Wide Shoulder

Lateral Sign Placement with Guardrail (click in image to see full-size image) Anchor: #OFTOAFOCgrtop

Figure 4-5. Lateral Sign Placement with Guardrail

Lateral Sign Placement with Curb and Gutter (click in image to see full-size image) Anchor: #UBRLXBLPgrtop

Figure 4-6. Lateral Sign Placement with Curb and Gutter

Lateral Sign Placement with Raised Island (click in image to see full-size image) Anchor: #SMUJDMDNgrtop

Figure 4-7. Lateral Sign Placement with Raised Island

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Figure 4-8. Lateral Sign Placement in Restricted Right-of-Way

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Figure 4-9. Lateral Sign Placement between Two Roadways

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