New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Chapter V - New York State Supplement To The National Manual On Uniform Traffic Control Devices For Streets And Highways-2009 Edition
Part 2 - Signs
Chapter 2C - Warning Signs And Object Markers
Section 2C.110 - MINIMUM MAINTENANCE ROAD Sign (NYW4-16)
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 12, March 26, 2025
Option:
01 The MINIMUM MAINTENANCE ROAD (NYW4-16) sign (see Sign Drawing SD-W13) may be used to warn that a lower than normal level of maintenance is being provided on a highway or highway section.
Support:
02 The Local Roads Research and Coordination Council's publication, Guidelines for Rural Town and County Roads, contains standards for the maintenance of such roads.
Guidance:
03 The MINIMUM MAINTENANCE ROAD sign should be used only where all of the following conditions exist:
A. The road is in a rural area;
B. The average traffic volume is 50 vehicles per day or less;
C. The road's principal or exclusive function is to provide access to farm and/or recreational lands; and
D. The road does not provide the only highway access to any business, residence, or center of farm operation.
04 Where the minimum maintenance road (or road section) is long, additional signs should be placed so that motorists will encounter a sign at least once every two miles.
05 Additional MINIMUM MAINTENANCE ROAD signs should be placed on the minimum maintenance road immediately after intersecting roads.
Option:
06 The MINIMUM MAINTENANCE ROAD sign may be supplemented with a Distance plaque (see Section 2C.55) where the minimum maintenance road (or road section) is 1000 feet long or longer.
