Delaware Administrative Code
Title 2 - Transportation
2000 - Department of Transportation
2400 - Division of Transportation Solutions
2402 - Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD)
Part 7 - School Areas
Chapter 7B - SIGNS
Section 7B.11 - School Advance Crossing Assembly
Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 3, September 1, 2024
Standard:
01 The School Advance Crossing assembly (see Figure 7B-1) shall consist of a School (S1-1) sign supplemented with an AHEAD (W16-9P) plaque or an XX FEET (W16-2P or W16-2aP) plaque.
02 Except as provided in Paragraph 3, a School Advance Crossing assembly shall be used in advance (see Table 2C-4 for advance placement guidelines) of the first School Crossing assembly (see Section 7B.12) that is encountered in each direction as traffic approaches a school crosswalk (see Figure 7B-4).
Option:
03 The School Advance Crossing assembly may be omitted (see Figure 7B-5) where a School Zone (S1-1) sign (see Section 7B.09 ) is installed to identify the beginning of a school zone in advance of the School Crossing assembly.
04 If a school crosswalk is located on a cross street in close proximity to an intersection, a School Advance Crossing assembly with a supplemental arrow (W16-5P or W16-6P) plaque may be installed on each approach of the street or highway to warn road users making a turn onto the cross street that they will encounter a school crosswalk soon after making the turn.
05 (DE Revision) A 12-inch reduced size in-street School (S1-1) sign (see Figure 7B-6), installed in compliance with the mounting height and special mounting support requirements for In-Street Pedestrian Crossing (R1-6 or R1-6a) signs (see Section 2B.12), may be used in advance of a school crossing to supplement the post-mounted school warning signs. A 12 x 6-inch reduced size AHEAD (W16-9P) plaque may be mounted below the reduced size in-street School (S1-1) sign. These reduced size signs may only be used on state-maintained roads with DelDOT Traffic approval.
06 (DE Revision) If the School Advance Crossing Assembly or SCHOOL BUS STOP AHEAD (S3-1) sign have been considered but determined to be inappropriate, a SCHOOL CHILDREN WALK ALONG THIS ROAD (S3-1-DE) sign (see Figure 7B-1) may be installed on state-maintained roads with DelDOT Traffic approval.
