603 KAR 5:050. Uniform traffic control devices.

 

      RELATES TO: KRS 189.337

      STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 189.337(2), 23 C.F.R. Part 655 Subpart F

      NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 189.337(2) requires the Transportation Cabinet, Department of Highways, to promulgate and adopt a uniform system of traffic control devices. The Federal Highway Administration through its regulation 23 C.F.R. Part 655 requires that the traffic control devices on all public highways or streets be in substantial conformance with the "Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices". This administrative regulation defines the system by incorporating by reference the "Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices" and the amendments adopted to the manual.

 

      Section 1. Traffic Control Devices on All Public Highways. The standards and specifications set forth in the Federal Highway Administration publication "Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways" shall apply to all traffic control devices, including signs and roadway markings, installed on any publicly used highway, road, street, avenue, alley, boulevard, bridge, viaduct, or trestle, and the approaches to them, and off-street parking facilities in Kentucky.

 

      Section 2. Federal Amendments to the Manual. The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and all amendments and supplements shall be maintained both at the cabinet Web site, www.transportation.ky.gov, and in hard copy at the Transportation Cabinet.

 

      Section 3. Incorporation by Reference. (1) The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, 2003 Edition, including Revision No. 1 dated November 2004, is incorporated by reference.

      (2) This material may be inspected, copied, or obtained, subject to applicable copyright law, at the Transportation Cabinet, Department of Highways, Division of Traffic Operations, 200 Mero Street, Third Floor, in Frankfort, Kentucky 40622 Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (HIWA-UTCD-1; 1 Ky.R. 815; eff. 5-14-75; Am. 5 Ky.R. 814; 6 Ky.R. 53; eff. 7-17-79; 11 Ky.R. 1159; eff. 3-12-85; 1660; eff. 6-4-85; 13 Ky.R. 940; eff. 12-2-86; 16 Ky.R. 862; 1355; eff. 1-12-90; 19 Ky.R. 2490; eff. 7-6-93; 20 Ky.R. 3310; eff. 7-13-94; 24 Ky.R. 403; eff. 10-7-97; 28 Ky.R. 927; 1386; eff. 12-19-2001; 32 Ky.R. 736; 1243; eff. 1-18-06.)