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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 10-119

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Bureau of Highway Safety and Traffic Engineering; Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices

[40 Pa.B. 480]
[Saturday, January 16, 2010]

 The Department of Transportation (Department), Bureau of Highway Safety and Traffic Engineering, under the authority contained in section 6103 of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S. § 6103(c), gives notice that:

 1) On December 16, 2009, the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) 2009 Edition Final Rule was published by the Federal Highway Administration in the Federal Register. The effective date of the Final Rule is January 15, 2010.

 2) In accordance with 23 CFR 655.603(b)(3), States or other Federal agencies that have their own MUTCDs or Supplements shall revise these MUTCDs or supplements to be in substantial conformance with changes to the National MUTCD within 2 years of the effective date of the Final Rule for the changes. Substantial conformance of such State or other Federal agency MUTCDs or supplements shall be as defined in 23 CFR 655.603(b)(1).

 3) 67 Pa. Code § 212.2(b) provides that, in accordance with section 6103(d) of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S. § 6103(d), if the MUTCD is amended or modified by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the amendment will take effect on the effective date specified by the FHWA unless the Department publishes a notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin stating that the amendment or modification will not apply.

 4) The Department has determined that the MUTCD 2009 Edition includes a significant number of changes from the previous MUTCD 2003 Edition that will require considerable review.

 5) To ensure that a comprehensive review of the MUTCD 2009 Edition can be performed without disruption to the regulated community that must comply with 67 Pa. Code Chapter 212 when installing and maintaining traffic control devices on public streets, highways, bikeways, and private roads open to public traffic, the Department gives notice that the amendments and modifications in the MUTCD 2009 Edition will not apply until such time as a comprehensive review can be accomplished and further Notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin can be given regarding the new amendments and modifications.

 6) Until such further notice is provided in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, the provisions of the MUTCD 2003 Edition shall continue to provide the standards applicable in this Commonwealth under 67 Pa. Code Chapter 212.

ALLEN D. BIEHLER, P. E., 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 10-119. Filed for public inspection January 15, 2010, 9:00 a.m.]


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