Florida Administrative Code › 14 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › 14 - Departmental › Chapter 14-51 - FLORIDA'S HIGHWAY GUIDE SIGN PROGRAM › Part II - GUIDE SIGNS ON LIMITED ACCESS FACILITIES › Section 14-51.020 - Supplemental Guide Signs

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) General.
				  The criteria referenced for destinations listed in Table 2 are used to
				  determine which supplemental destinations are eligible for signage on limited
				  access facilities.
Table 2 - Criteria for Signing Destinations on
								Limited Access Facilities
Type of Destination
Criteria
Guidelines
Urban Areas1
Rural Areas2
State and National Parks, and State Forest
								Recreational Areas
Miles from Interchange
(maximum)
15
15
Private Colleges and Universities
Number of Trips Generated
								Annuallyc (minimum)
550,000a
300,000a
1,200,000b
450,000b
Miles from Interchange
(maximum)
15
15
Military Bases
Number of Trips Generated
								Annuallyc (minimum)
5,000,000
3,000,000
Miles from Interchange (maximum)
10
10
Medical Facility (excluding those referenced in
								Table 3)
Miles from Interchange (maximum)
10
10
Number of Hospital Beds (minimum)
500
any
Veteran's Administration (VA) Hospitals
Miles from Interchange (maximum)
10
10
Veteran Historical Museums and Memorials
Number of Trips Generated
								Annuallyd (minimum)
50,000
50,000
Miles from
								Interchange34
(maximum)
15
15
Arenas, Auditoriums, Amphitheaters, Civic Centers,
								Convention Halls, Stadiums, Sports Complexes, Major Tourist Attractions
								(Fairgrounds, Amusement Parks, Zoos, etc.)
Number of Trips Generated
								Annuallyd (minimum)
200,000
135,000
Miles from Interchange4
								(maximum)
5
5
Historical, Cultural, or Recreational Attractions,
								Historic Districts
Number of Trips Generated
								Annuallyd (minimum)
100,000
100,000
Miles from
								Interchange34
(maximum)
15
15
1. Over 50,000 population.
2. 50,000 and under population.
3. The distance may be increased 1/2 mile for each
								10 percent over the minimum number of trips generated annually to a maximum of
								2 times the maximum distance listed.
a. Annual Trips = Number of Enrolled Students (who
								physically attend classes on campus) x 1.5 (college or university without
								dormitories, each student equals 1.5 trips) x Number of semesters per year x
								Number of weeks per semester x 5 days per week. Figures based on
AASHTO'S 2001 Selection of Supplemental Guide Signs for Traffic
								Generators.
b. Annual Trips = Number of Enrolled Students (who
								physically attend classes on campus) x 2.0 (college or university with
								dormitories, each student equals 2 trips) x Number of semesters per year x
								Number of weeks per semester x 5 days per week. Figures based on
AASHTO'S 2001 Selection of Supplemental Guide Signs for Traffic
								Generators.
c. One employee or military personnel equals 0.9
								trips. Figures based on
AASHTO'S 2001 Selection of Supplemental Guide
								Signs for Traffic Generators.
d. Trip: a single or one-direction vehicle movement
								either to or away from the traffic generator. Any conversion of attendance to
								trip generation figures will be evaluated by the Department, based on general
								engineering practice.
(2)
				  Standards.
(a) Not more than four supplemental
				  guide sign destinations on no more than two guide sign assemblies shall be
				  signed at any one interchange approach. No more than three lines of text shall
				  be permitted at any one sign excluding exit numbers or exit directions. Minimum
				  sign spacing provided in Table 1 of subsection
				  14-51.014(7),
				  F.A.C., shall not be violated.
(b)
				  Each destination shall be signed only once in each direction.
(c) Supplemental guide signs shall be located
				  in advance of the interchange that is the most practical route to the facility.
				  Local government recommendations on the most practical route will be
				  considered.
(d) Countdown
				  trailblazers shall not be erected on the mainline portion of limited access
				  facilities.
(e) Except where
				  specifically authorized by this rule chapter, the name of the operating agency,
				  community group, or enterprise shall not appear in the legend of any
				  supplemental guide sign, or attached to it.
(f) Supplemental guide signs shall not be
				  installed in advance of freeway-to-freeway interchanges. Interchanges between
				  freeways are major decision points; therefore, sign messages shall only contain
				  the route shield, cardinal direction, and name of the next control city on that
				  route.
(g) Supplemental guide signs
				  shall be installed in advance of freeway-to-spur interchanges if the spur
				  serves a local community.