Florida Administrative Code › 14 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › 14 - Departmental › Chapter 14-20 - PRIVATE USE OF STATE RIGHT OF WAY › Section 14-20.004 - Public Transit Bus Stops

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) A public
				transit provider as defined in Section
				341.031, F.S., may designate a
				"Bus Stop" within the boundaries of the right of way of a state road.
(2) The location of a transit bus stop site
				on a state road right of way is dictated by the needs of the riding public and
				the route availability of the public transit system.
(3) The site selection and establishment of a
				transit bus stop shall provide the maximum safety to the users of the public
				transit system and vehicular and pedestrian traffic. If a transit bus stop is
				located at a site deemed to be unsafe by the Department, modification or
				removal shall be required by the Department and shall be at the expense of the
				transit bus system.
(4) The
				operator of a transit bus system shall indicate or mark the bus stop in
				accordance with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, incorporated by
				reference under Rule 14-15.010, F.A.C.
(5) Transit bus stops are allowed in medians
				only for bus rapid transit providers utilizing an inside lane for passenger
				transport.
(6) Signs shall not be
				installed where such signing interferes with the functions or visibility of
				existing traffic control devices.
(7) Transit bus stop signs may be attached to
				an existing sign support provided that there is no more than one other
				supplementary sign already in place.
(8) Transit bus stop signs shall be attached
				to supports meeting the location, height, and lateral placement requirements
				established in the Department's
FY 2021-22 Standard Plans for Road and
				Bridge Construction, Index 700-101
, incorporated herein by reference
				at
https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-14685
,
				effective January 1, 2023, and available at:
https://fdotwww.blob.core.windows.net/sitefinity/docs/default-source/design/standardplans/2022/idx/700-101.pdf
.
(9) The requirements for the attachment of
				transit bus stop signs in Rule
				14-20.004, F.A.C., shall apply
				to transit bus stop signs placed on the right of way of a state road on or
				after January 1, 2023, or for transit bus stop signs removed or relocated due
				to construction, repair, improvement, maintenance, alteration, or relocation of
				all, or any portion of the supports located on the right of way of a state road
				on or after January 1, 2023. Existing transit bus stop signs shall comply with
				all applicable laws and regulations in effect at the time of original
				placement/installation.
(10)
				Sunset. The Department intends to repeal the provisions of this rule in
				accordance with the rulemaking requirements of Section
				120.54, F.S., unless this rule
				is reviewed and determined to remain necessary prior to such proposed
				repeal.
Rulemaking Authority
					 334.044(2),
					 337.408(4) FS.
					 Law Implemented 334.044(13),
					 335.02(1),
					 337.408
					 FS.
New 10-6-82, Formerly 14-20.04, Amended 12-26-90, 5-15-97,
					 5-25-08, 7-13-16, 1-18-23.