FHWA seeks comments on MUTCD compliance dates

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Jan 04, 2011

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has published a notice in the Federal Register, requesting comments on compliance dates for highway agencies to upgrade their existing non-compliant traffic control devices in the field to comply with requirements established in the Manual ...

FHWA wants standards to make roadway markings brighter

Tina Grady Barbaccia - May 25, 2010

To further improve roadway safety by making pavement markings brighter and easier to see, Federal Highway Administrator (FHWA) Victor Mendez has proposed to establish the first-ever standards for maintaining the reflectivity of centerlines, lane lines and edge lines on all ...

RoadWorks

Brooke Wisdom - Feb 01, 2010

Greenroads Rating sustainable road projects Road construction is a more than $80 billion annual industry in the United States. Yet nothing comparable to the LEED rating system for buildings, or the Energy Star system for appliances, existed for highways and roads. Until ...

High visibility…new ANSI regs, MUTCD stress active lighting

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Feb 01, 2010

The new ANSI 107 regulation update is now in effect, and highway workers need to meet new comprehensive regulations on U.S. highway worker high-visibility safety garment requirements. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Dec. 16 released a comprehensive update to the ...

U.S. DOT releases update to Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Dec 17, 2009

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Dec. 16 released a comprehensive update to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). The manual, which has been administered by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) since 1971, sets the standards for road ...