Kentucky Administrative Regulations
Title 603 - TRANSPORTATION CABINET
Chapter 5 - Traffic
Section 603 KAR 5:050 - Uniform traffic control devices
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS 189.337, 23 C.F.R. 655.601-655.603
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 189.337(2) requires the Transportation Cabinet, Department of Highways, to promulgate and adopt a manual of standards and specifications for a uniform system of traffic control devices. The Federal Highway Administration in 23 C.F.R. 655.603 recognizes the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways (MUTCD) as the national standard for all traffic control devices installed on any street, highway, bicycle trail, or private road open to public travel. This administrative regulation establishes that the MUTCD shall be the uniform system of traffic control devices in Kentucky.
Section 1. Definition. "Private road open to public travel" means a private toll road or road, including any adjacent sidewalk that generally runs parallel to the road, within a shopping center, airport, sports arena, or other similar business or recreation facility that:
Section 2. Traffic Control Devices. The MUTCD published by the Federal Highway Administration shall be the standard for all traffic control devices installed on any street, highway, bicycle trail, or private road open to public travel in Kentucky.
Section 3. Incorporation by Reference.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 189.337(2), 23 C.F.R. 655.601-655.603