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                        A Guide for Street and Highway Maintenance Personnel


            
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        Local and Rural Road Safety Program
                Training, Tools, Guidance and Countermeasures for Locals Practitioners
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                VIII. Resource Material
Resources available for Improving the maintenance of signs and sign supports for local roads and streets:

The Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices is the resource document that provides the standards for the size, shape, color, message, appropriate use and location for signs. The current manual is available on the Internet through the web site addressed:http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov
	Information crash tested sign supports is available from State's Local Technology Assistance Program. It is also available on the Internet through the web site addressed:https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/roadway_dept/countermeasures/reduce_crash_severity/breakaway/signsupports.cfm
	Information on State Local Technology Assistance Programs is available on the Internet through web site. Contact your local State University for information on technology sharing.

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This document is disseminated under the sponsorship of the Department of Transportation in the interest of information exchange. The United States Government assumes no liability for its content or use thereof.

The contents of this report reflect the predominant views of City, State and federal authorities at the time of publication and as such are technical opinions on best methods of approaching current technical issues. The opinions expressed herein should therefore not be construed as Federal or State policies. The contents do not necessarily reflect the official policy of the Department of Transportation.

This report does not constitute a manual, handbook, standard, specification, or regulation.

The United States Government does not endorse products or manufacturers. Trademarks or manufacturer's names appear herein only because they are considered essential to the objective of this document.

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              I. Importance of Maintaining the Sign Face
                II. Repair and Replacement of Sign Panels
                III. Repair and Replacement of Small Sign Supports
                IV. Cleaning and Checking Signs and Sign Supports
                V. Materials and Equipment Used in Maintaining Signs
                VI. Traffic Control During Sign Maintenance
                VII. Sign Maintenance Records
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