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Application Application Guidelines Guidelines
Regulatory SignsRegulatory Signs
Signing Plan Design (At-Signing Plan Design (At-Grade)Grade)
June 20, 2012June 20, 2012
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Application of Regulatory Application of Regulatory SignsSignsMN MUTCD 2B.1MN MUTCD 2B.1
– Shall be used to inform road users of selected traffic laws or regulations and indicate the applicability of legal requirements.
– Shall be installed at or near where the regulations apply.
– Shall be installed to provide adequate visibility and legibility in order to obtain compliance
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6-5.01 Purpose6-5.01 Purpose
Generally, the only regulatory sign applications that are discussed in this Section [of the TEM] are those which:
1. Are not specifically addressed in the MN MUTCD; or
2. Provide additional guidance to that given in the MN MUTCD on application, location, and usage of certain types of regulatory signs; or
3. Establish procedures relating to engineering and traffic investigation requirements for certain regulatory signs.
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6-5.05 Bypass Lane6-5.05 Bypass Lane
See Figure 6.17 for typical signing
Installed in accordance with:– T-intersection, 30” x 30” BYPASS lane
at beginning of – Four-Leg, 30” x 30” BYPASS & TURN
LANE sign installed at beginning of taper
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6-5.05 Bypass Lane6-5.05 Bypass Lane
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6-5.08 6-5.08 ONE WAYONE WAY Sign Sign
1. 36" x 12"– The standard size for conventional highways. – Install it above the 30" x 30“ and the 36" x 36"
STOP signs and either independently or on traffic signal poles or pedestals at signalized intersections.
2. 48” x 18”– Above 36” x 36” STOP signs on all city,
township, or county roads and conventional highways intersecting expressways
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ONE WAYONE WAY Sign Placement Sign Placement MN MUTCD 2B.40 MN MUTCD 2B.40
– Unsignalized intersections• Near right and far left corners
– Signalized intersections• Near the signal faces• On the signal poles• On the mast arm or span wire• Or at same locations as unsignalized ints
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6-5.02 Typical Sign 6-5.02 Typical Sign PlacementPlacement
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6-5.02 Typical Sign Placement6-5.02 Typical Sign Placement
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6-5.02 Typical Sign 6-5.02 Typical Sign PlacementPlacement
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DO NOT ENTER DO NOT ENTER SignSign
MN MUTCD 2B.37– If used, this sign should be placed directly
in view of a road user at the point where a road user could wrongly enter a restricted roadway
– If the sign would be visible to traffic to which it does not apply, the sign should be turned or shielded from the view of that traffic.
– A second sign on the left side of the roadway may be used, particularly where traffic approaches from an intersecting roadway
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WRONG WAY WRONG WAY SignSign
MN MUTCD 2B.38– May be used as a supplement to the
DO NOT ENTER sign– If used, should be placed at a location
farther from the crossroad than the DO NOT ENTER sign
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6-5.11 Speed Zone Signing6-5.11 Speed Zone Signing
Speed zone signs should be installed in the most advantageous locations to promote driver compliance– Speed limit signs shall be placed at the
terminal points of each speed zone– When entering a lower speed zone, the first
speed limit sign shall be one size larger than the supplemental lower speed zone signs.
– Supplemental speed limit signs for lower speed zones may be placed at intervals approximately equal to 60 seconds of travel time at the posted speed.
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6-5.11 Speed Zone Signing6-5.11 Speed Zone Signing
– Signs should be posted near junctions that are major traffic generators.
– Signs may be spaced closer in urban areas due to numerous access points.
– Signs may be further apart in rural areas where the character of the roadway remains constant with fewer access points.
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6-5.12 6-5.12 StopStop Signs Signs
– Primary Location• 30” x 30”
– Install on all two-lane, two-way city, township, or county roads
• 36” x 36”– Freeway and expressway ramps– Conventional highways– City, township, or county road with more than
one through lane of approach to an intersection
– All two-lane, two-way county, city, or township roads and conventional highways intersecting expressways
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6-5.12 6-5.12 StopStop Signs Signs
– Additional Location (left side)• Install on any road with more than one
through lane of approach to an intersection based on a traffic engineering study.
• Justification may be based on unusual roadway geometrics, sight restrictions, or crash problems.
• Sign size shall not exceed the size of the STOP sign on the right side of the road.
• 30” x 30” minimum• Match right side sign size
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