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Notice: 29035027

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Chapter:

INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

Overview

RULE:

14-15.010

Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices

PURPOSE:

Rule 14-15.010, F.A.C., incorporates by reference the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) 2009 Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD).  On December 19, 2023, the FHWA published a final rule in the Federal Register adopting the 11th Edition of the MUTCD.  The 11th Edition MUTCD includes several updates to improve safety for pedestrians, bicyclists, and all road users. States must adopt the 11th Edition MUTCD, or prepare a state MUTCD or supplement that is in substantial conformance with the 11th Edition MUTCD, as their legal state standard for traffic control devices by January 18, 2026. The purpose and effect of this rulemaking is to adopt the 11th Edition MUTCD.

SUMMARY:

John Ashley Peacock, Assistant General Counsel, Florida Department of Transportation, (850) 414-5361, ashley.peacock@dot.state.fl.us

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

316.0745(1), 334.044(2) FS

LAW:

316.0745(2), (3), (7), 335.09, 335.14, 339.05 FS

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

12/5/2024 Vol. 50/236

COMMENTS:

From 12/5/2024 To 12/26/2024 (21 Days)

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

Ref-00789 Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
Ref-17071 Federal Highway Administration Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, 11th Edition (Dec. 2023)

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