The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has submitted a Request for Comments (RFC) on the future direction of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). Specific topic areas include target audience/intended user, content and organization, process for introducing new traffic control devices and frequency of MUTCD editions.
Some of the questions posed include:
- Should MUTCD content continue to be written with a traffic engineer as the intended audience?
- In future editions, should FHWA strive to reduce the amount of explanatory language included in the MUTCD?
- What organizational structure should be considered for future MUTCDs?
- Is there anything in the national MUTCD that could be changed to reduce the burden for States to review, revise, prepare, and adopt their own State MUTCD or supplement?
Comments must be received on or before February 18, 2016.
