As a business, one of your top objectives is the safety of your consumers, so you understand how significant signs can be when it comes to traffic control, infrastructure development projects, and business promotion.
At Florida Roadway Guardrail & Signs, Inc., we specialize in FDOT/MUTCD approved signs of the highest quality with superior customer service. Whether you want to update your existing signs or create new signage for your site, we offer high-quality solutions at a reasonable price.
If you’re not sure why you should get one, let’s learn a little about MUTCD approved signage and why they are helpful for businesses.
What is MUTCD Approved Signage?
Roadway signage is one of the essential features of navigation and safety. It not only warns drivers of potential hazards but also tells them whether or not they’re headed in the right direction. Damaged, obsolete, or difficult to read signs can be distracting and dangerous, whereas well-maintained signage promotes a safe and enjoyable driving experience.
As a result, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) issues the MUTCD, including national design, application, placement requirements, guidelines, choices, and support provisions for traffic control devices. The MUTCD’s objective is to ensure uniformity of these devices — including signs, signals, and pavement markings — to promote efficiency and road safety on the streets and highways.
Who Makes Use of the MUTCD? And How so?
Transportation planners and traffic engineers at the state and local levels:
The State and municipal transportation planners and traffic engineers who design our roads and locate the traffic control devices that assist cars to travel safely are the most visible MUTCD users in the public sector.
Employees of the public works department:
Employees of the public works department must understand how to install and maintain traffic control equipment.
Engineers and planners:
The engineers and planners working closely with Federal FHWA Division Office personnel.
Owners of private roads open to public travel:
Owners of private roads open to public travel — such as those in shopping centers, theme parks, airports, sports arenas, and the like — also rely on the MUTCD to assure road users — who are invited to travel on their roads — see messages consistent with those on public roads.
Construction and engineering contractors:
In the private sector, construction and engineering contractors rely on the MUTCD to develop and build the roads that we all use daily. There are companies whose personnel create, test, manufacture, and market traffic control devices used and installed by road crews.
Personnel from law enforcement:
The MUTCD is used by law enforcement to monitor driver behavior and investigate traffic accidents.
The insurance and legal professions:
When reviewing claims or progressing with legal actions arising from traffic-related incidents, the insurance and legal communities regularly resort to the MUTCD.
Organizations professionally dedicated to safety:
Several safety organizations, whose members represent various stakeholders, consult the MUTCD for information utilized in their products, training courses and workshops, regulatory recommendations, and technical support.
Do you want to create custom signage to your specifications and install it quickly at your business in Fort Lauderdale?
Get in touch with our signage specialists at Florida Roadway Guardrail & Signs, Inc., right away and request a free quote!
