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New Policies & Directives
| New Policy & Directives- Starting 1/14/12 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | Effective Date |
Subject |
| 13-01 | 3-14-13 | Zero Emission Vehicle Signs and Pavement Markings |
| 12-05 | 12-21-12 | Terminal Access Routes for Surface Transportation Assistance Act (STAA) Trucks in the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices |
| 12-04 | 11-15-12 | Inclusion of Move Over Or Slow signs per SB240, and display of message on fixed Changeable Message Signs |
| 12-03 | 6-27-12 | Crosswalk Enhancements Policy |
| 12-01 | 3-30-12 | Change the Pedestrian Clearance Time to a Maximum Walking Speed of 3.5 feet per second, and Install Accessible Pedestrian Signal (APS) system and Pedestrian Countdown Timers at Signalized Instersections and Signalized Pedstrian Crossings on the State Highway System. |
| ARCHIVED Policy - 1/22/10 through 1/13/12 | ||
| Number | Effective Date |
Subject |
| Letter | 1-13-12 | Caltrans Letter of Adoption for the 2012 California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices |
| Letter | 1-12-12 | FHWA Letter of Substantial Conformance for 2012 California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices |
| Letter | 12-27-11 | Caltrans Letter to FHWA requesting substantial conformace letter |
| 11-05 | 10-05-11 | Proprietary Traffic Safety Devices in Capital Projects |
| 11-04 | 10-05-11 | Guidelines for Installation of Rumble Strips |
| 11-03 | 9-23-11 | Record Retension Policy for Traffic Safety and TASAS |
| 11-02 | 4-7-11 | Updated Managed Lane Design |
| 11-01 | 2-1-11 | Amend existing policy and typical applications and adopt new typical applications in the CA MUTCD for accomodating bicyclists in TTC zones. (Updated 1-24-11) |
| Letter | 10-28-10 | FHWA Letter regarding Federal standards for Street Name signs and deadlines for compliance. |
| Letter | 10-1-10 | INFORMATION: FHWA Official Interpretation - Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices |
| Letter | 8-4-10 | Caltrans Letter of Concern about adopting the new definition in paragraph 1.A of section lA.13 in the FHWA 2009 MUTCD that states, "Standard statements shall not be modified or compromised based on engineering judgment or engineering study." Supporting Document: Issues in Implementing the new MUTCD 2009 |
| 10-01 | 7-30-10 | Inclusion of new regulatory signs for NO IDLING (R61(CA) and R62(CA)) signs in the California MUTCD. |
| Letter | 2-11-10 | Caltrans Letter of Adoption for the 2010 California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices |
| Letter | 1-21-10 | FHWA Letter of Substantial Conformance for 2010 California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices |
| ARCHIVED Policy - Prior to 1/21/10 | ||
| Number | Effective Date | Subject |
| Memo | 11-02-09 | Delegation of Review and Approval of Non-Standard Special Provisions - UPDATED (SUPERSEDES Memo, dated June 18, 2008) |
| 09-06 | 9-10-09 | Provide Bicycle and Motorcycle Detection on all new and modified approaches to traffic-actuated signals in the state of California. |
| 09-05 | 7-30-09 | Release of Records from the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) |
| 09-04 | 7-01-09 | Change in current California MUTCD policy and procedure for setting speed limits in California. |
| Letter | 6-23-09 | California MUTCD Conformance Letter from FHWA to Caltrans Director. |
| 09-03 | 6-15-09 | Use of Automated Red Light Enforcement Systems on the State Highway System. (SUPERSEDES TOPD 00-01, dated July 7, 2000) |
| Memo | 5-18-09 | Economic Stimulus Recovery Act Funding Sign Policy Update. |
| Memo | 3-17-09 | Inclusion of American Reinvestment and Recovery Act Funding Signs in Project Plans. (SUPERSEDED BY 5-18-09 Memo) |
| 09-02 | 3-16-09 | Inclusion of new guide signs for Watershed Boundary (S36(CA), S36A(CA), and S36B(CA)) in the California MUTCD. |
| 09-01 | 3-02-09 | Inclusion of new and deletion of existing regulatory parking, stopping and loading signs in the California MUTCD. |
| 08-07 | 11-24-08 | Inclusion of FHWA's final rule of worker visibility in the California MUTCD. |
| IA-10 | 11-3-08 | FHWA Interim Approval - Optional Use of Flashing Yellow Arrow for Permissive Left Turns. |
| 08-06 | 9-12-08 | Inclusion of interim policy for reduced speed limits in school zones in the California MUTCD. |
| 08-05 | 9-12-08 | Inclusion of new guide signs (G12-1(CA), G12-2(CA), G86-14(CA), G98(CA), and S22-1(CA)) in the California MUTCD. |
| 08-04 | 9-12-08 | Inclusion of new regulatory signs (R39(CA), SR25(CA), and SR26(CA)) in the California MUTCD. |
| 08-03 | 9-12-08 | Revision of policies for various signs (S30(CA), S33(CA), R10-11) in the California MUTCD. |
| Memo | 7-24-08 | Delegation of Review and Approval of Non-Standard Special Provisions |
| 08-02 | 7-1-08 | Revision to Signs and Pavement Markings for Persons with Disabilities in the California MUTCD. |
| 08-01 | 7-7-08 | Inclusion of the Slow for the Cone Zone Signs in the California MUTCD. |
| Memo | 11-16-07 | Inclusion of Proposition 1B Funding Signs in Project Plans |
| 06-06 | 1-01-07 | Implementation of Streets and Highways Code - Section 1978 - "WHERE WE HONOR VETERANS" |
| IA-1 | 12-07-06 | FHWA Interim Approval - Traffic Signal Backplate |
| IA-2 | 12-07-06 | FHWA Interim Approval - Wayside Horn System |
| IA-5 | 12-07-06 | FHWA Interim Approval - Clearview Fonts |
| IA-8 | 12-07-06 | FHWA Interim Approval - RV Friendly Symbol Sign |
| Letter | 11-29-06 | Interim Approval Request |
| Letter | 9-26-06 | California MUTCD Adoption Letter to FHWA Division Administrator |
| Memo | 9-26-06 | Adoption Memo to Caltrans Districts |
| Letter | 9-15-06 | FHWA's Substantial Conformance Letter |
| IA-4R | 5-09-06 | FHWA Interim Approval - AFAD |
| Memo | 5-02-06 | Typical Signs for Chain On/Off Areas |
| 06-01 | 3-10-06 | Charging and Billing Policy for Memorial Signs and College Signs |
| 05-10 | 9-12-05 | Shared Roadway Bicycle Marking |
| 05-09 | 12-01-05 | Crashworthy Temporary Traffic Control Devices in Work Zones Categories 1, 2 & 3 |
| 05-08 | 8-26-05 | Parking Restrictions at Intersections |
| 05-07 | 3-30-05 | Use of safety-related message on changeable message signs |
| 05-06 | 4-01-05 | Orientation of Barricade Stripes For Temporary Traffic Control |
| 05-04 | 3-14-05 | The use of CROSS TRAFFIC DOES NOT STOP plaque (W4-4p) for 4-way stop and 2-way stop conversions. |
| 05-03 | 3-14-05 | The use of NO TURN ON RED signs for less than 75 degrees skewed signalized intersections. |
| 05-01 | 1-26-05 | Minimum Yellow Light Change Interval |
| Letter | 1-06-05 | TCD Target Dates Letter to CTCDC |
| Letter | 5-20-04 | MUTCD 2003 Adoption Letter to FHWA Division Administrator |
| Memo | 5-20-04 | The Department Adopts FHWA's MUTCD 2003 to Replace the Traffic Manual |
| 04-01 | 1-02-04 | Policy on the Retension of Traffic Safety Investigations Records and Collision Reports |
| 03-02 | 12-26-03 | In-Roadway Warning Lights at Crosswalks |
| 03-05 | 10-10-03 | New Speed Limit Signs |
| 03-04 | 8-01-03 | Vehicle Speed Feedback Signs |
| 03-03 | 1-01-03 | Specific Service Sign (Logo) Program - Increased Population Beyond 5,000 |
| 03-01 | 2-10-03 | Steel Guardrail Posts |
| 02-05 | 8-01-02 | Supplemental Signing for City Civic Center Areas (REVISED) |
| Memo | 4-25-02 | Exception to High and Low Risk Policy for the Statewide
Exit Number and Vertical Clearance Sign Projects (Business, Transportation and Housing Agency Memo) |
| 02-04 | 2-01-02 | Interchange Exit Numbering Policy (36 pages, 1.52 MB) |
| 02-01 | 1-18-02 | Supplemental Signing for City Civic Center Areas |
| Program | 1-1-02 | State of California, Department of Transportation, Victims Memorial Sign Program |
| Errata | 12-18-01 | Traffic Manual, Section 8-03.4 Speed Limit Signs and Markings |
| Errata | 11-30-01 | Traffic Manual, Section 9-13.11 Voltage Drop |
| 01-03 | 6-1-01 | Left Turn Extinguishable Message Sign |
| Memo | 5-22-01 | Changes to Traffic Manual 6-03.2 Rumble Strips |
| 01-02 | 3-21-01 | Specific Svc Sign (Logo) Program - Increased Population Beyond 5000 |
| 01-01 | 3-15-01 | Radio Information Signing Policy |
| Memo | 3-9-01 | Interim Energy Conservation Measures for Guide Signs |
| 00-05 | 11-21-00 | Crashworthy Traffic Control Devices in Work Zones |
| 00-04 | 1-04-01 | Profiled Thermoplastic Traffic Stripe |
| 00-03 | 9-01-00 | Vertical Clearance Sign Policy for State Highway Structures |
| 00-02 | 2-01-00 | Optional Laneline Delineation |
| 99-03 | 12-01-99 | Indian Reservations |
| 99-02 | 12-01-99 | Overhead Guide Sign Illumination Policy |
| Memo | 4-29-99 | C40 Signs |
| Memo | 3-16-99 | Guide Sign Policy (Sheeting) |
| Memo | 3-12-99 | Sheeting Material for Guide Signs |
| Memo | 11-30-98 | Safety Corridors |
| Memo | 11-10-98 | Fluorescent Yellow Green |
| Memo | 9-30-98 | Historic District |
| Memo | 4-13-98 | Yellow Change Intervals |
| Memo | 12-27-96 | PLAN-Typical Signing for COZEEP/MAZEEP Reduced Speed Zone |
| Memo | 11-22-96 | Work Zone Speed Limits |
| Memo | 5-13-96 | Signing for Speed Limits |
| Memo | 1-07-93 | Construction Speed Zones |
| Memo | 12-22-92 | Construction Speed Zones |