The Manual on Uniform

Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD)

What is the MUTCD

Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Program?

The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control 

Devices (MUTCD) contains standards by 

which all traffic control devices are designed, 

installed, and used on any street, highway, 

or shared-use path open to public travel in 

the United States. With over 850 pages of 

standards, guidelines, and options in the 

MUTCD, assistance in applying the Manual 

to unique local settings and circumstances is 

often very useful.

FHWA established the Peer-to-Peer (P2P) 

Program as a form of one-on-one technical 

assistance for public sector agencies 

that need guidance with technical issues 

pertaining to the MUTCD. Transportation 

professionals with expert knowledge of 

the MUTCD volunteer their time to provide 

assistance to their peers requesting help. 

Whatever MUTCD issue your agency is facing, 

there is a Peer ready and willing to help.

For information on how to 

get the MUTCD Peer-to-Peer 

Program working for you,

or to become a Peer, please:

Send an e-mail to:

MUTCDP2P@dot.gov

Or call:

866-P2P-FHWA (866-727-3492)

Or send written correspondence to:

Office of Transportation Operations

Federal Highway Administration

Mail Stop: E84-402

1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E.

Washington, DC 20590

Find more MUTCD resources at:

http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/tech_p2p.htm

FHWA-HOP-12-017

Peer-to-Peer

Program
How can transportation 

agencies benefit from the 

MUTCD P2P?

The FHWA Peer network provides 

access to valuable guidance and 

information as well as input from 

people who share a similar background 

and have faced the same challenges. 

The list of benefits is long, but here are 

just a few that you can expect:  Free and convenient access to 

professionals experienced with using 

the MUTCD.

 Guidance to identify areas of 

improvement in signing, marking, 

traffic control signal, and temporary 

traffic control plans.

 Increased understanding of the 

MUTCD.

MUTCD PEER-TO-PEER PROGRAM

What types of assistance does the 

Peer-to-Peer Program offer?

Peer assistance comes in the form of phone 

calls, e-mail exchanges, and general instruction 

depending on your agency’s need. To give you 

an idea of what types of requests are handled 

by the MUTCD P2P Program, the following are 

examples of typical requests sent to the MUTCD 

P2P Program:  A local university is looking to use decorative 

pavement markings on a roadway with high 

pedestrian volume, and the city engineer is 

concerned about potential safety issues.

 A city engineer wants to discuss a proposed 

shared lane pavement marking strategy for the 

first shared lane in the area. 

 A traffic operations manager has safety 

and mobility concerns about a complex 

intersection.

How can I get Peer assistance?

The first step to using the P2P Program is to 

let us know you need assistance. There are 

several ways to reach us; you can call, e-mail, 

or send written correspondence. The contact 

information for the P2P Program is shown on 

the other side of this brochure. Whichever 

method you use, an FHWA-sponsored P2P 

Coordinator is ready to assist. The P2P 

Coordinator will match your needs with a 

Peer that is experienced and knowledgeable 

on the subject of your request. Finally, the 

Peer will contact you to provide assistance.