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Revisions toChapter 2I –
General Service Signs(relocated from Chapters 2D and 2E)
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General Service and Roadside Area signs are now in a separate chapter
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New General Service symbol signs
Revised General Service signs
Telecommunication device for the deaf
Wireless Internet
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Interstate Oasis signing
2009 MUTCD (Final Rule)2009 MUTCD (Final Rule)
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Brake Check Area and Chain-Up Area signs
2009 MUTCD (Final Rule)2009 MUTCD (Final Rule)
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“Dial” changed to “Call”
2009 MUTCD (Final Rule)2009 MUTCD (Final Rule)
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Revisions toChapter 2J –
Specific Service Signs(formerly Chapter 2F)
2009 MUTCD (Final Rule)2009 MUTCD (Final Rule)
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12 logos ontwo signs allowed
for one service type at an
interchange
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Supplemental messages and new RV-Access symbol allowed
within logo sign panels
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Required minimum letter heights for word-message
logo panels• 8-inch letters for
freeways/expressways
New table of sizes included
• 4-inch letters for ramps and conventional roads
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Specific service trailblazer signs
Required for business not directly accessed from the crossroad
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NO Significant Revisions to Chapter 2K – Tourist-Oriented Directional Signs
(formerly Chapter 2G)
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New Chapter 2L – Changeable Message
Signs
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Provisions forchangeable message signs
• Legend height• Color• Phases per cycle• Display time
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Provisions forchangeable message signs
• Other types of electronic-display CMS (limited-legend, blank-out) specifically identified for clarification of applicability
• Non-electronic displays (hinged-panel, rotating-drum, backlit scroll) follow same requirements as static signs
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Revisions toChapter 2M –
Recreational and Cultural Interest Area Signs
(formerly Chapter 2H)
2009 MUTCD (Final Rule)2009 MUTCD (Final Rule)
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Updated and expanded set of recreational and cultural interest area
symbol signs
2009 MUTCD (Final Rule)2009 MUTCD (Final Rule)
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Recreational and cultural interest area prohibitory
signs
2009 MUTCD (Final Rule)2009 MUTCD (Final Rule)
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New Wildlife Viewing Area sign
2009 MUTCD (Final Rule)2009 MUTCD (Final Rule)
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Advance Turn or Directional Arrow auxiliary signs
2009 MUTCD (Final Rule)2009 MUTCD (Final Rule)
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Destination guide signs on expressways and freeways
2009 MUTCD (Final Rule)2009 MUTCD (Final Rule)
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Memorial ordedication signing
• One sign per direction• No extraneous information
or decorative elements
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Revisions toChapter 2N –
Emergency Management Signing
(formerly Chapter 2I)
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Evacuation Route sign
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New option for fluorescent pink background when EM-6 or EM-7 signs are used for an incident
situation
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