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MUTCD Update MUTCD NCUTCD IBTTA IOP Committee 1
MUTCD Update
MUTCD NCUTCD IBTTA IOP
Committee
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What is the MUTCD? • Since 1927, the Manual
on Uniform Traffic Control Devices is the national standard for traffic control devices used on all streets, highways, bikeways and private roads open to public travel.
• It is the law governing all traffic control devices.
© Gene Hawkins, Zachry Dept. Civil Engineering 2
What are Traffic Control Devices?
Signs Pavement Markings Signals
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MUTCD - Signs
•Function and Purpose •Justification
•Shape •Color
•Dimensions •Placement
•Mounting Height •Symbols
• Retroreflectivity
Ability to reflect light for red, white, yellow or
green colors
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FHWA 2009 MUTCD
• First edition to include traffic control devices for toll facilities
• http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/ • Effective: Jan 15, 2010 • States adopted the MUTCD
or equivalent: Jan 15, 2012
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FHWA 2009 MUTCD Adoption
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FHWA 2016 MUTCD (my guess)
• Notice of Proposed Amendment (NPA) – To Be Issued: late May - early June 2014
• Reorganized – Fewer pages – Fewer standards – More guidance – Better integration between text and figures – More hyperlinks
• New – Purple Pavement Markings for ETC-Only Toll Lanes – Expansion of retroreflectivity
requirements for blue and brown signs – Toll Interoperability Symbol
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MUTCD Update
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National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
• Evaluates new traffic control devices • Recommends revisions to the MUTCD to FHWA • 250 volunteers (traffic engineers)
– Motorists – Engineering – Safety – Law Enforcement – Research, Accessibility – Railroads, Bicycles, Transit – Toll Roads
NCUTCD
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National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
20 Sponsoring Organizations – Motorists (AAA) – Engineering (AASHTO) – Safety (ATTSA) – Law Enforcement (IACP) – Research, Accessibility – Railroads, Bicycles, Transit – Toll Roads (IBTTA)
NCUTCD
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Toll Roads Represented Toll & Managed Lanes Task Force
• E-470 Public Highway Authority • Golden Gate Bridge, Hwy & Transportation District • Illinois State Highway Toll Authority • Maine Turnpike Authority • Maryland Transportation Authority • Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission • Port Authority of NY and NJ • Delaware DOT • Florida DOT • North Carolina DOT • Texas DOT • Consultants
NCUTCD
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MUTCD Update
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Interoperability (IOP)
MAP-21: All toll roads to be interoperable by June 2016
IBTTA Board of Directors
Roadside Ops Sub-Cmte
Back Office Ops Sub-Cmte
Communications & Marketing
Sub-Cmte
IOP Steering Committee
IBTTA IOP Committee
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C&M Subcommittee Members Representing • LISA TELLES, Transportation Corridor Agencies CA
• JESSICA CARSON, E-470 Public Highway Authority CO, UT, KS, OK
• KIMBERLEE POULTON, Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise FL, GA, NC, SC
• JENNIFER CHARLEBOIS, Washington DOT WA, OR, BC
ALEXANDRA ATCHISON, Parsons Brinckerhoff
• KIMBERLY JACKSON, North Texas Tollway Authority TX
• SHARON GORDON, South Jersey Transportation Authority E-Z Pass Group PJ WILKINS, E-Z Pass Group
• NEIL GRAY, IBTTA IBTTA
• MAURICE PALUMBO, Golden Gate Bridge MUTCD Compliance
• ROSA ROUNTREE, Egis Projects Inc. Chair
C&M Subcommittee
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Which Type of Toll Symbol?
Agency
ETC
AET
Managed Lanes
Road Names
Rental Car & Trucks
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Which Type of Toll Symbol?
Corporate
ETC
AET
Managed Lanes
Road Names
Rental Car & Trucks
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ETC Symbols – Northeast & Ontario
Illinois State Toll Highway Authority
Northeast Ontario
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ETC Symbols - Southeast
Louisiana
Alabama
South Carolina
North Carolina Georgia
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ETC Symbols – Florida
Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority
Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise, Tampa Hillsborough County Expressway Auth, Miami-Dade Expressway Authority
Lee County
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ETC Symbols – Puerto Rico
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ETC Symbols – Midwest & Central Minnesota
Ambassador Bridge, MI & ON
Kansas
Oklahoma
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ETC Symbols – Texas
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(AET) (AET)
ETC Symbols – Colorado
Statewide ETC
E-470, I-25 (AET)
Northwest Parkway (AET)
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ETC Symbols – Northwest & B.C.
Golden Ears Bridge, British Columbia
Port Mann Bridge and Golden Ears Bridge, British Columbia
Washington
Utah
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ETC Symbols - California
Statewide ETC
Golden Gate Bridge (AET)
Southern CA Toll Roads (AET)
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IOP ETC Symbol Design Principles - 1
• Develop 5 or 6 candidate symbols
• Symbol has to tell the story—”your transponder works on this roadway”
• Can not duplicate existing toll road symbols
• Can not duplicate international toll road symbols
• Potentially serves international audiences (U.S., Canada and Mexico)
• Compliance with MUTCD design principles - No more than 1 to 2 colors - No use of red
C&M Subcommittee
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IOP ETC Symbol Design Principles - 2
• Can be an overlay if required
– Will not replace existing logos
– Can be paired with existing brands
• Symbol to be easily identifiable at highway speeds
– Clean
– Simple
– Bold
• Expected Results:
– Stand alone symbol and symbol with text
– Plain language that could replace the term “interoperability”
C&M Subcommittee
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Symbol Vetting
• April 26, 2014: FHWA presentation requesting funding and testing of candidate symbols (early 2015)
• Summer 2014: Conduct initial review of candidate symbols • Fall 2014: Provide 5 or 6 candidate symbols to
regional contacts for ranking and comments • Late 2014: Ranked symbols presented to public for comment
– Local review – Social media – Newsletter
• Early 2015: FHWA for testing • June 2015: NCUTCD for comment • 2015-16: FHWA for inclusion in MUTCD
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C&M Subcommittee
FHWA 2007 IOP ETC Symbol • Symbol was not
adopted since the NCUTCD believed it was premature and hadn’t been vetted among toll operators
• BTW—symbol used in Portugal
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Emerging Symbol Issue – AET/Managed Lanes
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Questions?
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Thank You Maurice Palumbo, P.E.
Principal Planner/Traffic Engineer Golden Gate Bridge,
Highway & Transportation District San Francisco, CA
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