Delaware Administrative Code
Title 2 - Transportation
2000 - Department of Transportation
2400 - Division of Transportation Solutions
2402 - Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD)
Part 8 - Railroad
Chapter 8B - SIGNS AND MARKINGS
Section 8B.05 - Use of STOP (R1-1) or YIELD (R1-2) Signs without Crossbuck Signs at Highway-LRT Grade Crossings
Universal Citation: 2 DE Admin Code 8B.05
Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 3, September 1, 2024
Standard:
01 For all highway-LRT grade crossings where only STOP (R1-1) or YIELD (R1-2) signs are installed, the placement shall comply with the requirements of Section 2B.10. Stop Ahead (W3-1) or Yield Ahead (W3-2) Advance Warning signs (see Figure 2C-6) shall also be installed if the criteria for their installation given in Section 2C.36 is met.
Guidance:
02 The use of only STOP or YIELD signs for road users at highway-LRT grade crossings should be limited to those crossings where the need and feasibility is established by an engineering study. Such crossings should have all of the following characteristics:
A. The crossing roadways should be secondary
in character (such as a minor street with one lane in each direction, an alley,
or a driveway) with low traffic volumes and low speed limits. The specific
thresholds of traffic volumes and speed limits should be determined by the
local agencies.
B. LRT speeds do
not exceed 25 mph.
C. The line of
sight for an approaching LRT operator is adequate from a sufficient distance
such that the operator can sound an audible signal and bring the LRT equipment
to a stop before arriving at the crossing.
D. The road user has sufficient sight
distance at the stop line to permit the vehicle to cross the tracks before the
arrival of the LRT equipment.
E. If
at an intersection of two roadways, the intersection does not meet the warrants
for a traffic control signal as provided in Chapter 4C.
F. The LRT tracks are located such that
highway vehicles are not likely to stop on the tracks while waiting to enter a
cross street or highway.
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