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<strong>2009</strong> 

<strong>Manual</strong> on 

Uniform 

Traffic 

Control 

Devices 

<strong>2009</strong> MUTCD (Final Rule) 

Revisions Inco 

orporated into 

the <strong>2009</strong> MUT 

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Today’s Overview 

‣Tour of MUTCD Website and 

resources 


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‣Snapshot of <strong>2009</strong> MUTCD updates 

and hot topics 

‣ Overview of Arizona <strong>2009</strong> MUTCD 

adoption process 

<strong>2009</strong> MUTCD (Final Rule)

MUTCD Website 

http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/index.htm 





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Development of the 

<strong>2009</strong> MUTCD 


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• NPA published in the Federal Register on 

January 2, 2008 

• Received 1,840 individual letters with over 

15,000 comments 

• Final Rule published in the Federal Register on 

December 16, <strong>2009</strong> (effective date of 

January 15, 2010) 


Global Revisions 





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MUTCD applies to private roads 

that t are “open to public travel” 




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Toll roads and roads within shopping centers, airports, 

sports arenas, theme parks, and similar business or 

recreation facilities that are privately owned, but the 

public is allowed to travel without access restrictions 


Target compliance dates 


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• New Table I-2 with specific compliance dates to 

retrofit or replace existing devices to meet 11 of 

the new Standards in the <strong>2009</strong> MUTCD 

Previouslyestablished 

dates 

New 

compliance 

date 

in <strong>2009</strong> 

edition 


TCDGeneral Revisions to 

Part 2 – Signs 



the <strong>2009</strong> MUTCD 


Many new symbols 





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Size of sign lettering should be 

based on 1 inch of letter height 

per 30 feet of legibility 


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• Based on 20/40 vision 

• 1988 and earlier MUTCDs were 1 inch 

per 50 feet of legibility based on 

20/20 vision 

• 2003 MUTCD recommended 1 inch per 40 

feet based on 20/33 vision 


Revisions to 

Chapters 2B and 2C – 

Regulatory and Warning 

Signs 





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New regulatory 

signs for use at 

roundabouts 




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Roundabout Directional 

Arrow signs 

(on central island) 

Roundabout Circulation 

sign (with YIELD sign at 

mini-roundabouts) 


Fluorescent yellow-green color 

Required for school and school bus signs 

Optional for pedestrian, bike, and playground signs 





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Part 3 – Markings 





If speed hump 

markings or advance 

speed hump markings 

are used, they shall be 

the markings shown in 

the MUTCD 





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New Chapter 3C – Pavement 

markings at roundabouts 


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Includes optional 

fish-hook 

lane-use arrows 

for approaches to 

roundabouts 

Optional for 

left-most lane 

Fish-hook arrows 

Match arrow(s) 

with desired lane 

use configuration 


TCDRevisions to Part 4 – 

Highway Traffic Signals 





Recommended number, location, and 

design of signal faces for approaches 

with speeds > 45 mph 


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Face per through 

h 

lane, overhead, far 

side, with backplates 

1 or more 

supplemental 

faces 




Optional use of flashing yellow 

arrow for permissive turns 





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Yellow change intervals and 

red clearance intervals 


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• Durations shall be determined using 

engineering practices 

– Compliance date: 

December 31, 2014 or when timing 

adjustments are made (whichever 

occurs first) 


Countdown pedestrian displays 

required for all ped signals except 

if ped change interval is < 7 sec. 


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- No specific 

compliance date for 

retrofitting existing ped 

signals (can remain w/o 

countdown until ped 

heads replaced) 

- May be used even if 

ped change interval is 

7 seconds or less 


Slower walking speed for 

calculating ped. clearance time 

(guidance) 


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4 feet per 

second 

Pedestrian Clearance 

Time based on 3.5 feet 

per second 

[Exception allows 4 ft /sec if extended button press or 

passive ped detection allows slower peds to request 

additional crossing time] 

Sum of Walk time + Ped. Clearance Time 

based on 3 feet per second for distance 

from pedestrian detector to far side 


New Chapter 4F 

New pedestrian hybrid beacon 





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Revisions i to Part 6 – 

Temporary Traffic 

Control 





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High-visibility safety apparel 

- Required for all workers within the 

public right of way 


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- Applies to all roads, not just those 

on the Federal-aid system 

- Option for law enforcement and first 

responders to use new ANSI 

“public safety vests” 

- Firefighters and law enforcement are 

exempted from the requirement 

under certain conditions 

RDecember - 31, 2011 compliance date 


Automated 

flagger 

assistance 

device 

(AFAD) 

Type 1: 

STOP/SLOW 

Rp paddle AFAD 





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Flaggers shall use a paddle, flag, 

Ror or AFAD, not just hand signals 




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Traffic Control for 

School Areas 





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Part 7 Revisions 


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• Deletion of duplicated provisions 

• FYG background color required 

• New school bus symbol 

• Clarification of terminology (school 

zone, school area, reduced speed 

limit zone, etc.) 

• Cannot use Speed Limit sign alone 

to end reduced school speed 

limit zone 

• Student safety patrols 


Revisions to 

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Railroad and LRT 

Grade Crossings 




Parts 8 and 10 are combined 


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• Reduces redundancy and cross- 

references 

• “Grade crossing” is a new generic 

term 

• Chapter 8C (Illumination) becomes 

Section 8A.06 


YIELD or STOP signs required at 

passive highway-rail grade crossings 

(December 31, 2019 compliance date) 




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Bicycle Facilities 





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Part 9 Revisions 


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• Signs no longer required in addition to 

markings for bike lanes 

• New and revised guide signs 

• New sign for shared lanes 




New shared lane pavement 

marking 





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Full MUTCD Briefing Webinar 


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• Tuesday, March 9 

2:00 p.m. -3:00 p.m. 

• The AZ ITE Technical Committee is 

hosting this Web briefing for AZ ITE 

members in Scottsdale. 

– Seating is limited to (30) ITE members. 

– Location: One Civic Center (75th Street & 

Indian School Rd., just east of Scottsdale Rd.) 

– RSVP to Bob Steele 

bobsteele@mail.maricopa.gov 


Adoption of <strong>2009</strong> MUTCD in 

Arizona 

• State has until January 15, 2012 to 

develop a State Supplement 

• Arizona DOT will lead a multijurisdictional 

committee to develop 

State Supplement 

• Goal to begin work within six months 

• Contact Richard Moure if interested 


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