Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 3, September 1, 2024
Support:
01
Acknowledgment signs are a way of recognizing a company, business, or volunteer
group that provides a highway-related service. Acknowledgment signs include
sponsorship signs for adopt-a-highway litter removal programs, maintenance of a
parkway or interchange, and other highway maintenance or beautification
sponsorship programs.
Guidance:
02 A State or local highway agency that
elects to have an acknowledgment sign program should develop an acknowledgment
sign policy. The policy should require that eligible sponsoring organizations
comply with State laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, religion,
color, age, sex, national origin, and other applicable laws. The acknowledgment
sign policy should include all of the provisions regarding sign placement and
sign design that are described in this Section.
Support:
02A
(DE Revision) DelDOT has developed a policy for the installation, placement,
and maintenance of signs associated with their statewide Adopt-A-Highway litter
removal program.
02B (DE Revision)
DelDOT has developed a policy for the installation, placement, and maintenance
of signs associated with their statewide Sponsor-A-Highway Program.
Standard:
03 Because regulatory, warning, and guide
signs have a higher priority, acknowledgment signs shall only be installed
where adequate spacing is available between the acknowledgment sign and other
higher priority signs. Acknowledgment signs shall not be installed in a
position where they would obscure the road users' view of other traffic control
devices.
04 Acknowledgment signs
shall not be installed at any of the following locations:
A. On the front or back of, adjacent to, or
around any other traffic control device, including traffic signs, highway
traffic signals, and changeable message signs;
B. On the front or back of, adjacent to, or
around the supports or structures of other traffic control devices, or bridge
piers; or
C. At key decision points
where a road user's attention is more appropriately focused on other traffic
control devices, roadway geometry, or traffic conditions, including exit and
entrance ramps, intersections, grade crossings, toll plazas, temporary traffic
control zones, and areas of limited sight distance.
Guidance:
05 The minimum spacing between acknowledgment
signs and any other traffic control signs, except parking regulation signs,
should be:
A. 150 feet on roadways with speed
limits of less than 30 mph,
B. 200
feet on roadways with speed limits of 30 to 45 mph, and
C. 500 feet on roadways with speed limits
greater than 45 mph.
06 If
the placement of a newly-installed higher-priority traffic control device, such
as a higher-priority sign, a highway traffic signal, or a temporary traffic
control device, conflicts with an existing acknowledgment sign, the
acknowledgment sign should be relocated, covered, or removed.
Option:
07 State or local highway agencies may
develop their own acknowledgment sign designs and may also use their own
pictograph (see definition in Section 1A.13) and/or a brief jurisdiction-wide
program slogan as part of any portion of the acknowledgment sign, provided that
the signs comply with the provisions for shape, color, and lettering style in
this Chapter and in Chapter 2A.
07A (DE
Revision) ADOPT A HIGHWAY (D14-3-DE) signs (see Figure 2H-5) may be installed
to recognize a business or volunteer ground that participates in DelDOT's
litter removal program.
07B (DE
Revision) ADOPT A HIGHWAY (D14-3-DE) signs may be placed at the beginning and
end of the adopted section of roadway
07C (DE Revision) SPONSOR A HIGHWAY
(D14-1-DE) signs (see Figure 2H-5) may be installed to recognize a business or
volunteer ground that participates in DelDOT's Sponsor-A-Highway Program.
Guidance:
08 Acknowledgment signs should clearly
indicate the type of highway services provided by the sponsor.
Standard:
09 In addition to the general provisions for
signs described in Chapter 2A and the sign design principles covered in the
"Standard Highway Signs and Markings" book (see Section 1A.11), acknowledgment
sign designs developed by State or local highway agencies shall comply with the
following provisions:
A. Neither the sign
design nor the sponsor acknowledgment logo shall contain any contact
information, directions, slogans (other than a brief jurisdiction-wide program
slogan, if used), telephone numbers, or Internet addresses, including domain
names and uniform resource locators (URL);
B. Except for the lettering, if any, on the
sponsor acknowledgment logo, all of the lettering shall be in upper-case
letters as provided in the "Standard Highway Signs and Markings" book (see
Section 1A.11);
C. In order to keep
the main focus on the highway-related service and not on the sponsor
acknowledgment logo, the area reserved for the sponsor acknowledgment logo
shall not exceed 1/3 of the total area of the sign and shall be a maximum of 8
square feet, and shall not be located at the top of the sign;
D. The entire sign display area shall not
exceed 24 square feet;
E. The sign
shall not contain any messages, lights, symbols, or trademarks that resemble
any official traffic control devices;
F. The sign shall not contain any external or
internal illumination, light-emitting diodes, luminous tubing, fiber optics,
luminescent panels, or other flashing, moving, or animated features;
and
G. The sign shall not distract
from official traffic control messages such as regulatory, warning, or guidance
messages.
Support:
10 Examples of acknowledgment sign designs
are shown in Figure 2H-5.
Standard:
10A
(DE Revision) If used, the Delaware Scenic Byways sign (D14-4-DE) shall be
installed on a route (or routes) designated on or within the boundaries of an
approved Delaware Scenic Byway.
10B
(DE Revision) The design of the Delaware Scenic Byways (D14-4-DE) sign shown in
Figure 2H-5 shall be used.
Support:
10C (DE Revision) § 191 of Title 17 of
the Delaware Code authorizes the Delaware Department of Transportation to
develop and manage the Delaware Byways Program. This program is administered
through the Department's Division of Planning.
10D (DE Revision) DelDOT has established a
Policy and Program Guide that defines the process to be followed in the
nomination and selection of certain roads as State Scenic Byways.
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