January 2010
FHWA-SA-09-025
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1. Report No. FHWA FHWA-SA-09-025 |
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4. Title and Subtitle Maintenance of Signs and Sign Supports: A Guide for Local Roads Maintenance Personnel |
5. Report Date January 2010 |
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7. Authors Hugh W. McGee, P.E. |
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9. Performing Organization Name and Address |
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Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. |
11. Contract or Grant No. DTFH61-05-D-00024 |
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12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address Office of Safety |
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15. Supplementary Notes: The FHWA Office of Safety Contract Task Order Manager was Karen Timpone. The Technical Oversight Working Group included: Thomas Ballard, Eugene Calvert, Tim Colling, Mark Hood, William Lozier, Jon Oshel, Joe Marek, and Tom McDonald. |
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16. Abstract Highway signs are the means by which the road agency communicates the rules, warnings, guidance and other highway information that drivers need to navigate their roads and streets. This guide, which is an update to the same titled guide published in 1990, is intended to help local agency maintenance workers ensure their agency's signs are maintained to meet the needs of the road user. The guide succinctly covers the following topics: a description of sign types, sign materials and sign supports; sign installation and the elements of a sign management system including inventory, inspection, preventive maintenance, repair and replacement, and recordkeeping. |
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17. Key Words Signs, sign supports, maintenance, replacement, sign management. |
18. Distribution Statement No restrictions. This document is available to the public through the National Technical Information Service, Springfield, VA 22161. |
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19. Security Classif. (of this report) Unclassified |
20. Security Classif. (of this page) Unclassified |
21. No. of Pages: 58 |
22. Price |
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Form DOT F 1700.7 (8-72) - Reproduction of completed pages authorized
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This guide was prepared by Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. (VHB) under FHWA Contract DTFH61-05-D-00024. Ms. Karen Timpone, Federal Highway Administration Office of Safety, was the Task Order Manager. The principal investigator and author was Dr. Hugh McGee, P.E. of VHB. Document preparation was performed by Ms. Michelle Scism of VHB.
A Technical Working Oversight Group was formed to guide the preparation of this document. The members included:
- Thomas G. Ballard, P.E., TBA Consulting, Inc.
- Eugene Calvert, P.E., PTOE, Collier County, FL.
- Tim Colling, P.E., Michigan Local Technical Assistance Program.
- Mark Hood, P.E., Pennoni Associates.
- William Lozier, P.E., Licking County, OH.
- Jon Oshel, P.E., Oregon Counties Association
- Joe Marek, P.E., Clackamas County, OR.
- Tom McDonald, P.E., Iowa Local Technical Assistance Program.
Their input and review were invaluable.