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CHAPTER 310
VIRGINIA SUPPLEMENT TO THE MANUAL ON UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES (REPEALED)
24VAC30-310-10. Supplement to Uniform Traffic Control Devices
Manual (filed by description with the Registrar of Regulations). (Repealed.)
Description: By resolution dated November 20, 1980, the State Highway and Transportation Commission adopted the Virginia Supplement to the Manual on
Uniform Traffic Control Devices. A subsequent board resolution dated February
18, 1988, referred to the need to keep the classification, marking, and signing
of highway systems current. Therefore, the resolution affirmed current and
revised versions to the federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
(filed as 24VAC30-300-10) as the standard for all highways under the Department
of Transportation's jurisdiction. The resolution also affirmed current and
revised versions of the Virginia supplement as promulgating state standards for
traffic control devices that exceed minimum federal requirements and present
pertinent traffic control parameters not addressed by the federal Manual on
Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
Effective January 1996, Part VI of the Virginia Supplement
to the Manual on Uniform traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways
(MUTCD) was made available to users of the Virginia supplement as a separate
document entitled Virginia Work Area Protection Manual. This approach was taken
to accommodate changes in federal regulations, as well as to improve its
utility as a teaching tool. The Virginia Work Area Protection Manual retains
the same numbering format and is still part of the Virginia Supplement to the
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
Document available for inspection at the following
location:
Virginia Department of Transportation
Traffic Engineering Division
1401 E. Broad St., Room 206
Richmond, VA 23219
CHAPTER 315
STANDARDS FOR USE OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES TO CLASSIFY, DESIGNATE, REGULATE,
AND MARK STATE HIGHWAYS
24VAC30-315-10. General provisions.
A. The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, 2009 Edition (2009 MUTCD), is incorporated by reference in the Code of Federal Regulations (23 CFR Part 655 Subpart F), and is accessible from http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/. 23 CFR 655.603 adopts the MUTCD as the national standard for any street, highway, or bicycle trail open to public travel in accordance with the United States Code (23 USC §§ 109 (d) and 402 (a)).
B. The 2009 MUTCD dated December 2009 shall be the standard for all highways under the jurisdiction of the Virginia Department of Transportation, with the following exceptions: (i) the Virginia Supplement to the 2009 MUTCD (2011 Edition) contains standards and guidance that exceed minimum federal requirements concerning traffic control devices and presents additional pertinent traffic control parameters not addressed by the 2009 MUTCD and (ii) the Virginia Department of Transportation uses the Virginia Work Area Protection Manual (WAPM) (2011 Edition), which is a part of the Virginia Supplement to the 2009 MUTCD (2011 Edition), instead of the 2009 MUTCD Part 6, Temporary Traffic Control. All signs, signals, pavement markings, and other traffic control devices under the jurisdiction of the Virginia Department of Transportation shall conform accordingly.
C. Where (i) state standards exceed the minimum federal requirements; (ii) the 2009 MUTCD does not cover some design, installation, and operation details; or (iii) additional guidance on traffic control devices is needed, the Commissioner of Highways or a designee is authorized to establish and distribute appropriate documentation including, but not limited to, standards, specifications, and instructional memoranda. The Virginia Supplement to the 2009 MUTCD (2011 Edition) and the WAPM (2011 Edition) shall be applicable for all highways under the jurisdiction of the Virginia Department of Transportation. If there is a conflict between the 2009 MUTCD and the Virginia Supplement to the 2009 MUTCD (2011 Edition), the Virginia Supplement shall govern.
D. The Commissioner of Highways or a designee is authorized to make revisions to the Virginia Supplement to the MUTCD (2011 Edition) or the WAPM (2011 Edition), or both, to reflect changes to the Code of Virginia or to the 2009 MUTCD as incorporated into the Code of Federal Regulations and to be consistent with the Code of Virginia where discretion is allowed.
E. In addition to the authority referenced in subsection C of this section, the Commissioner of Highways is authorized to act for and on behalf of the Commonwealth Transportation Board in matters relating to classifying, designating, regulating, and marking state highways and the installation of signals, signs, and markings to regulate, control, and manage traffic movement.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (24VAC30-315)
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, 2009 edition, December 2009, U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E., Washington, DC 20590, telephone (202) 366-1993. The text is also available from the Federal Highway Administration's website at http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov and by individual parts and chapters below:
Cover, Table of Contents, and Introduction
Part 2 - Signs
Chapter 2B - Regulatory Signs, Barricades, and Gates
Chapter 2C - Warning Signs and Object Markers
Chapter 2D - Guide Signs - Conventional Roads
Chapter 2E - Guide Signs - Freeways and Expressways
Chapters 2G-2H - Preferential and Managed Lane Signs and General Information Signs
Part 4 - Highway Traffic Signals
Part 5 - Traffic Control Devices for Low-Volume Roads
Part 7 - Traffic Controls for School Areas
Part 8 - Traffic Control for Railroad and Light Rail Transit Grade Crossings
Part 9 - Traffic Control for Bicycle Facilities
Appendices A1 and A2 - Congressional Legislation and Metric Conversions
Virginia Supplement to the 2009 MUTCD, 2011 Edition, Virginia Department of Transportation, 1401 E. Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219:
Virginia Work Area Protection Manual (WAPM), 2011 Edition, Virginia Department of Transportation, 1401 E. Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219 (http://www.virginiadot.org/business/trafficeng-WZS.asp).
CHAPTER 520
CLASSIFYING AND MARKING STATE HIGHWAYS (REPEALED)
24VAC30-520-10. Authority. (Repealed.)
The Commissioner of Highways is authorized to act for and
on behalf of the Commonwealth Transportation Board in matters relating to
classifying, designating, and marking state highways and the installation of
signs and markings.
24VAC30-520-20. Classification and marking. (Repealed.)
A. All signs, signals, pavement markings, and other traffic
control devices shall conform to the 1988 edition of the federal Manual on Uniform
Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, along with any revisions or
associated rulings, when effective, as referenced in the Adoption of the
Federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (24VAC30-561-10 et seq.).
B. Where state standards exceed the minimum federal
requirements, or where the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for
Streets and Highways does not cover some design, installation, and operation
details, the Traffic Engineering Division Instructional Memoranda (1996-2001)
and the Virginia Supplement to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
for Streets and Highways (24VAC30-310-10 et seq.) will govern.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (24VAC30-520) (Repealed.)
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and
Highways (1988 Edition).
Traffic Engineering Division Instructional Memoranda
(1996-2001).
CHAPTER 561
ADOPTION OF THE FEDERAL MANUAL ON UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES (REPEALED)
24VAC30-561-10. Adoption of the federal Manual on Uniform
Traffic Control Devices. (Repealed.)
Effective November 16, 1989, the Commonwealth
Transportation Board adopted the 1988 edition of the federal Manual on Uniform
Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways (MUTCD), along with any
revisions or associated rulings, when effective, as the standard for all
highways under the jurisdiction of the Virginia Department of Transportation.
The board also authorized the Commissioner of Highways, at his discretion, to
publish changes in the MUTCD appearing in the Code of Federal Regulations in
advance of receiving the published revisions. The Traffic Engineering Division,
on behalf of the commissioner, is authorized to distribute changes in the MUTCD
as published in the Code of Federal Regulations.
24VAC30-561-20. Incorporation by reference of the federal
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. (Repealed.)
The MUTCD originally approved by the FHWA in accordance
with Title 23 USC§§ 109 (b) and (d) and 402 (a), and 23 CFR 1204.4, is
incorporated by reference in 23 CFR Part 655, Subpart F.