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Update and Publications Announcements
Highlighting
Changes in the 2009 MUTCD
What
This is About:
This course is intended to familiarize public works directors, street
superintendents, engineers and technicians with a selection of significant changes
in the 2009 Edition of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD).
The MUTCD is the national standard for all traffic control devices on any
roadway open to public travel regardless of jurisdiction or ownership,
addressing the design and application of traffic signs, pavement markings, and
traffic control signals.
The
2009 Edition of the MUTCD contains many significant changes, including
revisions to the document’s format, elimination of metric units, new and
relocated sections, and many new or revised traffic control devices. Highlights
of these changes include larger signs for multi-lane conventional roads, new
roundabout sign and marking designs, increased requirements for warning signs
on horizontal curves, revised traffic signal warrants, upgraded signal design
and timing provisions, and more. These changes will be identified and discussed
throughout the course.
May
26, 2010 (Jackson, TN)
West
Tennessee Research & Education
Center
605
Airways Blvd.
Jackson,
TN 38301
Tel:
731-424-1643 for directions
August
24, 2010 (Nashville, TN)
Ellington
Agricultural Center
UT
Extension Office
5201
Marchant Dr.
Nashville,
TN 37243
Tel:
615-832-6550 for directions
http://state.tn.us/agriculture/administ/eac2.html
September
14, 2010 (Knoxville, TN)
NTRC
(2nd floor meeting room)
2360
Cherahala Blvd.
Knoxville,
TN 37932
Tel:
865-946-1500 for directions
Registration: The registration
fee is $120 per person and should be included with your registration. Tennessee
city or county government employees are eligible for a TTAP scholarship
registration fee of $45. TDOT employees must register through their local TDOT
Training Office. A course may be canceled due to low enrollment. Forty-eight
hours notice will be given to registrants if a course is canceled. Register
early! Limited enrollment!
Complete workshop details are included in the attached brochure.
Additional News and Announcements
Traffic Sign Retroreflectivity: TTAP still has many
copies of FHWA's new Sign
Retroreflectivity Guidebook available for distribution. This
guidebook offers discussion of the 2008 traffic sign retroreflectivity
standards and steps that agencies can take to become compliant with these rules.
The book also includes a CD-ROM with electronic copies of a number of reference
and research reports on this topic. To request free copies of this
publication for your agency, contact TTAP at [log in to unmask]
or 1-800-252-7623.
Local
Road Safety Resource CD: Whether you are a local road safety advocate, a
practitioner, an elected official, or a community leader, you need information
and tools to plan and implement roadway safety improvements. The Local
Roads Safety Resource CD provides quick and easy access to the latest
information on local roads safety. Organized by topic area in one place, the CD
provides guidance, tools, and other resources from government agencies and
national associations on local roadway safety. Learn more online at http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/local_rural/resourcecd.
While FHWA cannot fulfill requests directly at this time, TTAP has several
copies of the CD available for distribution. Contact
us at [log in to unmask] or 1-800-252-7623 to
request a free copy.