Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Transportation
Board
Department of Transportation
chapter
Standards for Use of Traffic Control Devices to Classify, Designate, Regulate, and Mark State Highways [24 VAC 30 ‑ 315]
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Action is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Action:
Promulgation of Consolidated Traffic Marking Regulation and Repeal of Three Obsolete Regulations
Action 3567
 
General Information
Action Summary In 2008, the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) established a Government and Regulatory Reform Task Force. As part of this effort, the Infrastructure in Virginia Working Group was established to review governmental rules and regulations regarding education and transportation construction infrastructure to increase efficiencies, reduce bureaucracy and mitigate adverse impacts on Virginia businesses and individuals. The Task Force recommended to combine 24 VAC 30-310 (Virginia Supplement to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices), 24 VAC 30-520 (Classifying and Marking State Highways), and 24 VAC 30-561 (Adoption of the Federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices) into a single regulation, since all three of these regulations relate to marking highways with respect to the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA's) Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). Subsequently, the FHWA published a revised edition of the MUTCD in the Federal Register on December 16, 2009, as a Final Rule, under which states had up to two years to adopt the new edition of the MUTCD and to revise any state Supplements created as companion documents to the MUTCD. VDOT determined to revise its state supplement in conjunction with adoption of the new MUTCD.
Chapters Affected
  VAC Chapter Name Action Type
Primary 24 VAC 30-315 Standards for Use of Traffic Control Devices to Classify, Designate, Regulate, and Mark State Highways Promulgate New Regulation
Other chapters
  24 VAC 30 - 310 Virginia Supplement to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices ( )
  24 VAC 30 - 520 Classifying and Marking State Highways
  24 VAC 30 - 561 Adoption of the Federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
Executive Branch Review This Action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act. The normal executive branch review process is not required. As such, it can be submitted directly for publication and is effective upon publication.
Exempt Citation: ยงยง 2.2-4002 B 3 and B 11
RIS Project Yes  [003009]
New Periodic Review This action will not be used to conduct a new periodic review.
 
Stages
Stages associated with this regulatory action.
Stage ID Stage Type Status
6013 Final Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 01/10/2012.
 
Contact Information
Name / Title: Vanloan Q. Nguyen, P.E.   / Assistant Division Adm.
Address: Traffic Eng. Division, VDOT
1401 E. Broad St.
Richmond, VA 23219
Email Address: vanloan.nguyen@vdot.virginia.gov
Phone: (804)786-2918    FAX: (804)225-4978    TDD: ()-

This person is the primary contact for this chapter.