AASHTO Urges FHWA to Move Forward With MUTCD Revision

In a letter co-signed by Victoria Sheehan, commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Transportation and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)’s 2020-2021 president, AASHTO urged the Federal Highway Administration to move forward with its proposed update to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), despite calls to restart the revision process. AASHTO noted that it has been over 10 years since the last MUTCD update and numerous advancements that have the potential to save lives and prevent serious injuries on the nation’s transportation system are not yet reflected in the manual. It also said it is important that the MUTCD continue to provide for uniformity related to critical traffic control devices, but also maintain flexibility to better accommodate all road users in urban and suburban contexts.