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NC SUPPLEMENT TO THE MUTCD (HTML VERSION)

2004 NC Supplement to the
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD)

Cover letter

Title & Intro Nov 2004

Part 1 General Nov 2004
	Section 1A.07	Responsibility for Traffic Control Devices
	Section 1A.08	Authority for Placement of Traffic Control Devices

Part 2 Signs
	Chapter 2A. GENERAL
	Section 2A.06	Design of Signs
	Section 2A.07	Changeable Message Signs
	Section 2A.08	Retroreflectivity and Illumination
	Section 2A.17	Overhead Sign Installations
	Section 2A.18	Mounting Height
	Section 2A.19	Lateral Offset
	Section 2A.20	Orientation
	Section 2A.21	Posts and Mountings
	Chapter 2B. REGULATORY SIGNS
	Section 2B.01	Application of Regulatory Signs
	Section 2B.03	Size of Regulatory Signs
	Section 2B.04	STOP Sign (R1-1)
	Section 2B.13	Speed Limit Sign (R2-1)
	Section 2B.18	Location of Speed Limit Signs
	Section 2B.18.A	State Line Supplemental Speed Limit Plaques (R2-22, R2-23)
	Section 2B.18.B	City Limit Supplemental Speed Limit Sign (R2-27)
	Section 2B.29.A	Passing Prohibition Sign (R4-80)
	Section 2B.29.B	DO NOT PASS IN CENTER LANE Sign (R4-81)
	Section 2B.33	Keep Right and Keep Left Signs (R4-7, R4-8)
	Section 2B.35	WRONG WAY Sign (R5-1a)
	Section 2B.36.A	STATE LAW - MOTORCYCLES BURN HEADLIGHTS Sign (R5-15) RIDERS WEAR HELMETS Plaque (R5-16)
	Section 2B.36.B	STATE LAW - FASTEN SEAT BELTS Sign (R5-17)
	Section 2B.36.C	MOVE OVER OR REDUCE SPEED FOR STOPPED EMERGENCY VEHICLES Signs (R20-14 and R20-15)
	Section 2B.36.D	FENDER BENDER MOVE VEHICLE FROM ROAD Sign (R20-16)
	Section 2B.39	Parking, Standing, and Stopping Signs (R7 and R8 Series)
	Section 2B.55	Public Vehicular Area Sign (R20-1)
	Section 2B.56	NO DUMPING ALLOWED Sign (R20-2)
	Section 2B.57	NO FISHING FROM BRIDGE Sign (R20-3)
	Section 2B.58	NO JUMPING OR DIVING FROM BRIDGE Sign (R20-4)
	Section 2B.59	TRUCKS FOLLOW US-NC ROUTES Sign (R20-5)
	Section 2B.60	MAX FINE $1000 TO LITTER Sign (R20-6)
	Section 2B.61	Right-Of-Way Signs (R20-7, R20-8, R20-9, R20-10)
	Section 2B.62	STATE OWNED PROPERTY NO TRESSPASSING NCDOT (R20-11) STATE OWNED MATERIALS NO TRESSPASSING NCDOT (R20-11a) Signs
	Section 2B.63	STATE MAINTENANCE ENDS Sign (R20-12)
	Section 2B.64	OFFICIAL TRUCK WEIGH STATION AHEAD Sign (R20-13)
	Figure NC-2B-1	Standard Signing for Speed Reduction Zones
	Chapter 2C. WARNING SIGNS
	Section 2C.03	Design of Warning Signs
	Section 2C.04	Size of Warning Signs
	Section 2C.05	Placement of Warning Signs
	Section 2C.06	Horizontal Alignment Signs - 270-Degree Loop Sign (W1-15)
	Section 2C.10	Chevron Alignment Sign (W1-8)
	Section 2C.11	Truck Rollover Warning Sign (W1-13)
	Section 2C.16	NARROW BRIDGE Sign (W5-2)
	Section 2C.17	ONE LANE BRIDGE Sign (W5-3)
	Section 2C.19	END FREEWAY and END FREEWAY 1/2 MI Signs (W6-4, W6-5)
	Section 2C.21	ROAD ENDS XX FT Sign (W18-11)
	Section 2C.22	Low Clearance Signs (W12-2 and W12-2p)
	Section 2C.33	Lane Ends Signs (W4-2, W9-1, W9-2)
	Section 2C.35.A	PASSING ZONE AHEAD Sign (W14-3a)
	Section 2C.36.A	Advisory Truck Speed Sign (W13-4)
	Section 2C.40	Vehicular Traffic Signs (W8-6, W11-1, W11-5, W11-5a, W11-8,W11-10, W11-11, W11-12p, W11-14)
	Section 2C.41	Nonvehicular Signs (W11-2, W11-3, W11-4, W11-6, W11-7,W11-9)
	Section 2C.46	Advisory Speed Plaque (W13-1)
	Section 2C.51	SHARE THE ROAD Plaque (W16-1)
	Section 2C.55.A	BROKEN PAVEMENT (W8-13), LOOSE SAND (W8-7a), and HIGH WATER (W14-5) Signs
	Section 2C.55.B	SLIDE AREA (W8-14) and FALLING ROCK (W8-12) Signs
	Section 2C.55.C	ROAD SUBJECT TO FLOODING Sign (W14-6)
	Section 2C.55.D	TUNNEL (W14-8) and DRAW BRIDGE (W14-9) Signs
	Section 2C.55.E	TRUCKS ENTERING HIGHWAY Sign (W14-12)
	Section 2C.55.F	LOW FLYING PLANES Sign (W14-13)
	Table NC-2C-1	STOP Sign Sight Distance
	Table NC-2C-2	Guidelines for Advance Placement of Warning Signs
	Chapter 2D. GUIDE SIGNS - CONVENTIONAL ROADS
	Section 2D.03	Color, Retroreflection, and Illumination
	Section 2D.06	Size of Lettering
	Section 2D.07.A	Legend Design
	Section 2D.08	Arrows
	Section 2D.09	Numbered Highway Systems
	Section 2D.11	Design of Route Signs
	Section 2D.15	Cardinal Direction Auxiliary Signs (M3-1 through M3-4)
	Section 2D.27	Route Sign Assemblies
	Section 2D.28	Junction Assembly
	Section 2D.29	Advance Route Turn Assembly
	Section 2D.29A	LEFT (RIGHT) LANE Auxiliary Sign (M4-16)
	Section 2D.34	Destination Signs (D1 Series)
	Section 2D.36	Distance Signs
	Section 2D.38	Street Name Sign (D3-1)
	Section 2D.44	OFFICIAL TRUCK WEIGH STATION Sign (D8-4)
	Section 2D.48.A	Signing at the State Line
	Section 2D.48.B	County Line Signs (I2-7 and I2-8)
	Section 2D.48.C	City Limit Signs (I2-5 and I2-6)
	Section 2D.48.D	Eastern Continental Divide Sign (I2-10)
	Section 2D.48.E	Fire District (I2-15), Fire District (with phone number) (I2-15a) Signs
	Section 2D.48.F	Stream or River Signs (I3-1, I3-1a)
	Section 2D.49	Signing of Named Highways
	Section 2D.53.A	Crossroad Identification Signs (M1-35, M1-36, and M1-37)
	Section 2D.53.B	NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY (with arrow) (M1-80), AIR NATIONAL GUARD (with arrow) (M1-81) Signs
	Section 2D.53.C	BUSINESS DISTRICT (with arrow) Sign (M4-3a)
	Section 2D.53.D	Highway Patrol Station Signs (M12-10, M12-11, M12-12)
	Section 2D.53.E	SPEED CHECKED BY RADAR Sign (M14-10)
	Section 2D.53.F	UNMARKED POLICE CARS PATROLLING Sign (M14-12)
	Section 2D.53.G	Community Watch Sign (M14-13)
	Section 2D.53.H	BIRD SANCTUARY Sign (M16-10)
	Section 2D.53.I	SANITARY LANDFILLS (with arrow) Sign (M30-12) in Rural Areas
	Chapter 2E. GUIDE SIGNS - FREEWAYS AND EXPRESSWAYS
	Section 2E.05	Retroreflectorization and Illumination
	Section 2E.08	Memorial Highway Signing
	Section 2E.09.A	Amount of Legend on Guide Signs
	Section 2E.10	Number of Signs at an Overhead Installation and Sign Spreading
	Section 2E.11	Pull-Through Signs
	Section 2E.13	Size and Style of Letters and Signs
	Section 2E.15	Sign Borders
	Section 2E.16	Abbreviations
	Section 2E.18	Arrows for Interchange Guide Signs
	Section 2E.19	Diagrammatic Signs
	Section 2E.20	Signing for Interchange Lane Drops
	Section 2E.23	Lateral Offset
	Section 2E.23.A	Support Classification, Design, and Installation
	Section 2E.25	Route Signs and Trailblazer Assemblies
	Section 2E.27	Interchange Guide Signs
	Section 2E.28	Interchange Exit Numbering
	Section 2E.30	Advance Guide Signs
	Section 2E.32	Other Supplemental Guide Signs
	Section 2E.32.A	Industrial Park Signs
	Section 2E.32.B	Agricultural Tourism Signs
	Section 2E.32.C	Highway Patrol Station Signs
	Section 2E.34	Exit Gore Signs
	Section 2E.36	Distance Signs
	Section 2E.54	Reference Location Signs
	Section 2E.55.A	Signing at the State Line
	Section 2E.60	Future Interstate Route Signs
	Chapter 2F. SPECIFIC SERVICE SIGNS
	Section 2F.10	Signing Policy
	Chapter 2G. TOURIST-ORIENTED DIRECTIONAL SIGNS
	Section 2G.07	State Policy
	Chapter 2H. RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL INTEREST AREA SIGNS
	Section 2H.09	Destination Guide Signs
	Section 2H.09.A	HISTORICAL MARKER (1/4) MILE LEFT (RIGHT) Sign
	Chapter 2I. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SIGNING
	Section 2I.03	EVACUATION ROUTE Sign (EM-1)

Part 4 Signals Nov 2004
	Chapter 4A. GENERAL
	Section 4A.02	Definitions Relating to Highway Traffic Signals
	CHAPTER 4D. TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNAL FEATURES
	Section 4D.04	Meaning of Vehicular Signal Indications
	Section 4D.05	Application of Steady Signal Indications
	Section 4D.06	Application of Steady Signal Indications for Left Turns
	Section 4D.10	Yellow Change and Red Clearance Intervals
	Section 4D.11	Application of Flashing Signal Indications
	Section 4D.12	Flashing Operation of Traffic Control Signals
	Section 4D.14	Coordination of Traffic Control Signals
	Section 4D.15	Size, Number, and Location of Signal Faces by Approach
	Section 4D.17	Visibility, Shielding, and Positioning of Signal Faces
	Section 4D.18	Design, Illumination, and Color of Signal Sections
	CHAPTER 4F. TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS FOR EMERGENCY-VEHICLE ACCESS
	Section 4F.01	Applications of Emergency-Vehicle Traffic Control Signals
	Section 4F.02	Design of Emergency-Vehicle Traffic Control Signals
	Section 4F.03	Operation of Emergency-Vehicle Traffic Control Signal
	CHAPTER 4G. TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS FOR ONE LANE, TWO-WAY FACILITIES
	Section 4G.02	Design of Traffic Control Signals for One-Lane, Two-Way Facilities
	CHAPTER 4H. TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNAL FOR FREEWAY ENTRANCE RAMPS
	Section 4H.02	Design of Freeway Entrance Ramp Control Signals
	CHAPTER 4I. TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS FOR MOVABLE BRIDGES
	Section 4I.02	Design and Location of Movable Bridge Signals and Gates
	Section 4I.03	Operation of Movable Bridge Signals and Gates
	CHAPTER 4J. LANE-USE CONTROL SIGNALS
	Section 4J.03	Design of Lane-Use Control Signals
	CHAPTER 4K. FLASHING BEACONS
	Section 4K.02	Intersection Control Beacon
	Section 4K.03	Warning Beacon

PART 7 Traffic Controls for School Areas
	CHAPTER 7B. SIGNS
	Section 7B.07	Sign Color for School Warning Signs
	Section 7B.11	School Speed Limit Assembly (S4-1 Series, S4-2, S4-3, S4-4, S4-6, S5-1)
	Section 7B.15	UNLAWFUL TO PASS STOPPED SCHOOL BUS Sign (R4-90, R4-91)
	Figure NC-7-1	Standard Signing for School Zones

Part 8 Traffic Controls for Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
	CHAPTER 8B. SIGNS AND MARKINGS
	Section 8B.04	Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Advance Warning Signs (W10 Series)
	Section 8B.10	STOP HERE WHEN FLASHING (R8-10)
	Section 8B.12	Emergency Notification Sign (I-13 or I-13a)
	Section 8B.23	BEGIN NCDOT RAIL CORRIDOR Sign

Part 9 Traffic Controls for Bicycle Facilities
	CHAPTER 9B. SIGNS
	Section 9B.17	Bicycle Crossing Warning Signs (W11-1)

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