Adoption of the Federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
[24 VAC 30 ‑ 561]
(Repealed)
Periodic Review of this Chapter
Includes a Small Business Impact Review
Date Filed: 1/31/2001
Notice of Periodic Review
Pursuant to Executive Order Number 25 (98), the Virginia Department of Transportation has scheduled the regulation listed below for review. VDOT will conduct this review to determine whether the regulation should be terminated, amended, or retained as written. If any changes are deemed necessary, VDOT will file the appropriate documentation as required by statute or procedures established by the Registrar of Regulations.
VDOT seeks public comment regarding the following question: Does the regulation meet the following goals?
1. To ensure traffic signs, signals, and control markers and devices are designed and installed in compliance with accepted federal and agency requirements to preserve motorist safety and preserve the infrastructure of the road system.
2. To minimize the number and severity of highway accidents and fatalities.
3. To protect the public's health, safety, and welfare with the least possible intrusiveness to the citizens and businesses of the Commonwealth.
4. Is the regulation written clearly and understandably?
Regulation Title: Adoption of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
Subject: This regulation, approved by the Commonwealth Transportation Board, formally adopts the 1988 edition of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), and any revisions or rulings to this manual, as the standard for all highways under VDOT jurisdiction. The Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner and the Traffic Engineering Division are authorized to publish and distribute changes to the MUTCD as they appear in the Code of Federal Regulations.
APA Exemption: ยง 9-6.14:4.1 B11
VAC Number: 24 VAC 30-561-10 et seq.
Contact: Mansour Mahbanoozadeh, Transportation Engineer Program Supervisor
Virginia Department of Transportation โ Traffic Engineering Division
1401 E. Broad St.
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Phone: 804-786-7983
Fax: 804-786-2888
E-mail: mahban_me@vdot.state.va.us
Comments may be submitted from โ January 29, 2001 โ February 18, 2001, to the contact referenced above.
Publication of Notice in the Register and Public Comment Period
Published in the Virginia Register on 1/29/2001
Comment Period
begins on the publication date and
ended
on 2/18/2001
Comments Received: 0
Review Result
Amend the regulation
TH-07 Periodic Review Report of Findings
(not yet submitted)
Action Implementing the Result
Not yet specified
Attorney General Certification
Prior to early 2014, AG periodic review certifications were done off-line
