New MUTCD Now Available
as reported in Better Roads
The U.S. Department of Transportation has finally released
the new Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. An article
by Linda L. Brown with the Federal Highway Administration in
the December, 2000 issue of Better Roads gave an early glimpse
of the manual's contents. The new manual contains detailed roadway
standards for the entire transportation industry to uniformly
control road signs, roadway work zones, traffic control, highway
rail crossings, traffic control for bicycles and so on. This
is only the fourth edition of the MUTCD. Notable changes, according
to the American Traffic Safety Services Association, include:
1. New signs and pavement markings to improve roadway safety
and efficiency.
2. Changes in standards and guidance to provide for the needs
of older drivers.
3. Major changes in the work-zone section to reduce delays
in and around road work.
4. Additions to incorporate provisions of the Americans with
Disabilities Act.
5. New provisions to assist pedestrians and bicyclists.
ATSSA partnered with the Institute of Transportation Engineers
and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation
Officials to publish the new manual and make it available to
the roadway industry. Loose-leaf editions fit three-ring binders
and are available by section or in the manual's entirety. The
complete manual is 1,100-pages long. A smaller, glove-box sized
manual is meant for field work and contains portions of the
MUTCD that workers need on a job. A CD-ROM version of the complete
manual is also available. To check prices or to order, go to
www.atssa.com.
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