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Publication

Who Uses the MUTCD? And How?

Abstract:

In the public sector, the most obvious MUTCD users are the State and local transportation planning and traffic engineers who design our roads and locate the traffic control devices that help drivers navigate them safely. There are the public works department employees who must understand how to install and maintain the Traffic Control Devices. The engineers and planners work closely with Federal FHWA Division Office personnel who interpret and clarify MUTCD standards for their State and local partners. The FHWA also conducts extensive materials research, often in cooperation with the private sector designers and developers, to improve the effectiveness and visibility of Traffic Control Devices. In the private sector, there are the construction and engineering contractors who in fact design and build the roads that we all travel each day rely on the MUTCD. There are businesses whose employees design, test, manufacture, and market the TCDs that road managers apply and install. (A map of MUTCD users listed by state is also provided.)

Publisher: Federal Highway Administration
Publication Date: 2003
Full Text URL: Link to URL
Publication Types: News and Other Non-research Articles
Topics: Standards; Traffic Control Devices

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