Minnesota Department of Transportation

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Functional groups

Signing Unit

Goal

The goal of this unit is to ensure signing standards are met by providing guidance and support.

Products the unit provides

  • Traffic Engineering Manual, Chapter 6 Traffic Signs and Delineation
  • Standard Signs and Markings Summary and Manual
  • Signing standard plan sheets and details
  • Sign CAD templates
  • Signing design guidance
  • Standard specifications and special provisions (DIV ST) templates
  • Signing training manuals
  • Sign cell library
  • Design signing plans as part of shared service projects

What to expect from the unit

  • Create guidance and procedures as documented in the list of products mentioned above
  • Sign design training classes
  • Sign CAD training classes
  • Guidance and support on all signing related items
  • Overview of signing layouts
  • Review throughout plan preparation
  • Comments during pre-letting review

What you need to provide to the unit

  • Proposed sign layout for large and overhead guide signs during scoping
  • Nonstandard intersection layouts early in design
  • Signing plan sheets for review
  • Pavement marking plan sheets and other plan sheets that may impact sign placement

What the unit expects from you

  • Items listed above
  • Early planning
  • Continued project coordination