Delaware Administrative Code
Title 2 - Transportation
2000 - Department of Transportation
2400 - Division of Transportation Solutions
2402 - Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD)
Part 4 - Highway Traffic Signals
Chapter 4D - TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNAL FEATURES
Section 4D.14 - Longitudinal Positioning of Signal Faces
Universal Citation: 2 DE Admin Code 4D.14
Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 3, September 1, 2024
Standard:
01 Except where the width of an intersecting roadway or other conditions make it physically impractical, the signal faces for each approach to an intersection or a midblock location shall be provided as follows:
A. A signal face installed to satisfy the
requirements for primary left-turn signal faces (see Sections 4D.17 through
4D.20) and primary right-turn signal faces (see Sections 4D.21 through 4D.24),
and at least one and preferably both of the minimum of two primary signal faces
required for the through movement (or the major turning movement if there is no
through movement) on the approach shall be located:
1. No less than 40 feet beyond the stop
line,
2. No more than 180 feet
beyond the stop line unless a supplemental near-side signal face is provided,
and
3. As near as practical to the
line of the driver's normal view, if mounted over the roadway. The primary
signal face that satisfies this requirement shall simultaneously satisfy the
lateral placement requirement described in Section 4D.13 (see Figure
4D-4).
B. Where the
nearest signal face is located between 150 and 180 feet beyond the stop line,
engineering judgment of the conditions, including the worst-case visibility
conditions, shall be used to determine if the provision of a supplemental
near-side signal face would be beneficial.
Support:
02 Section 4D.11 contains additional provisions regarding longitudinal positioning of signal faces for approaches having a posted or 85th-percentile speed of 45 mph or higher.
Guidance:
03 Supplemental near-side signal faces should be located as near as practical to the stop line.
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