Signing/Markings/Misc.Topics Presented By: Jeff Wolfe

Proposed Changes Chapter 2 of the TOGM Approval Authority: Deputy State Highway Engineer: Deputy State Highway Engineer:  All Interchange Lighting  Unwarranted lighting recommended by Project Teams  LED enhanced signs Division of Traffic Operations: Division of Traffic Operations:  Added Right-Turn Overlaps District: District:  Dual-reds  Retro backplates  Flashing yellow arrow displays

Fluorescent Yellow Sheeting Roadway Departure (30% collisions, 70% fatalities) HSIP funding for diamond grade/ fluorescent yellow sheeting for horizontal alignment warning signs

Fluorescent Yellow Sheeting

High Water Signs Standardize signing for High Water events Permanent signs – use ROAD MAY FLOOD signs (W8-18) instead of HIGH WATER POSSIBLE signs (black on yellow) Temporary signs – “may” use black on fluorescent orange “WATER OVER ROADWAY” signs Does not address when/how to close roadways

Water Protection Signs Redesigned Sign Easier Fabrication Easier Fabrication More Consistent with MUTCD More Consistent with MUTCD Two sizes Two sizes Signs being delivered (10 of 12 Districts) Old:New:

Road and Bridge Namings 25% of named bridges in Letcher County Always has been a requirement for petitioners to pay Asked by 6 th floor to reevaluate process Pending policy will ensure that task order (and/or permit) is submitted to Central Office before Official Order will be signed

Trauma Center Signing Request by the Kentucky Trauma Advisory Committee (includes Transportation) Ten hospitals meet rigorous standards/review (two side by side) Supplement existing Hospital signs with “TRAUMA CENTER” plaque (MD19-13dp)

Qualifying Hospitals District 1 Livingston County Hospital, Salem (Level-IV) Livingston County Hospital, Salem (Level-IV) District 4 Taylor Regional Hospital, Campbellsville (Level-III) Taylor Regional Hospital, Campbellsville (Level-III) District 7 Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center, Danville (Level-III) Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center, Danville (Level-III) James B. Haggin Memorial Hospital, Harrodsburg (Level-IV) James B. Haggin Memorial Hospital, Harrodsburg (Level-IV) Kentucky Children’s Hospital at UK, Lexington (Level I –Pediatric) Kentucky Children’s Hospital at UK, Lexington (Level I –Pediatric) Marcum and Wallace Hospital, Irvine (Level-IV) Marcum and Wallace Hospital, Irvine (Level-IV) University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center, Lexington (Level-I, Adult) University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center, Lexington (Level-I, Adult) District 5 Kosair Children’s Hospital, Louisville (Level-I Pediatric) Kosair Children’s Hospital, Louisville (Level-I Pediatric) University of Louisville Hospital, Louisville (Level-1, Adult) University of Louisville Hospital, Louisville (Level-1, Adult) District 8 Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center, Stanford (Level-IV) Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center, Stanford (Level-IV)

Wayfinding Signs Permits working towards abolishing Cultural and Recreational Sign KAR. Replace with Wayfinding Signs in MUTCD. May mean more work for Traffic Engineers. Old: New:

Motorcycle Awareness Signs Established by KRS Shall consist of two signs: Not compliant with MUTCD Will only install by others (permit process)

State Park Signs 25, 20, 15, 10, 5 mile signs do not need to be maintained State Parks would prefer to utilize limited funding at more high-profile sign locations Other directional signs, check with Heidi Franklin in Permits before replacing Should be funded out of FE01 funds (intended for State Park signing)

Work Ready Community Signs Initiative of Kentucky Workforce Investment Board Road/Infrastructure are not the most critical component of economic development Trained/skilled workforce is most important Initial order of four-hundred signs Not to be installed along state right-of-way. Suggested locations: In public facilities In public facilities In public parking areas In public parking areas Along local roadways Along local roadways Off right-of-way/outside clear zone (as part of community sign assemblies) Off right-of-way/outside clear zone (as part of community sign assemblies)

Scenic Byways (Proposed Changes) Cabinet will install standard State or National Scenic Byway signs for approved byways. Specialty signs may be installed by others via permit.

Raised Pavement Markers KTC Research found no safety benefit on two-lane roadways System officially reduced to Interstates, Parkways, multi-lane roadways, and TWLTL sections Proposed system including Interstates, Parkways, and TWLTL sections Currently only being installed on Interstates, Parkways, and left-turn lane of TWLTL sections No funding for new castings or lens replacement KTC research – looking for alternative

Road Diets Cabinet should not be making such decisions without public involvement & outreach

Guardrail/Barrier Wall Delineation MUTCD, Section 3F.03: A series of delineators should be used wherever guardrail or other longitudinal barriers are present along a roadway or ramp. Developed New Sepia Drawings Simplified Spacing in MUTCD (not based on radius of curve)

Guardrail/Barrier Wall Delineation

Centerline Rumble Strips Joint Traffic Operations/ Maintenance/Highway Design Memo No longer experimental or require approval of Central Office Standard on roadways with: Significant length Significant length Speed limit greater than 45 MPH, and Speed limit greater than 45 MPH, and Lane width of eleven feet Lane width of eleven feet Developed Standard Drawings and Sepias

Centerline Rumble Strips