reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7501 - Maintenance › Chapter 22001 - Procedures for House Moves on State Highways › HOUSE MOVERS STANDARD WEIGHT CHART › Section 37-1-7501-22001-400

Current through June 25, 2024
Type "A" - Conventional Frame with Sheetrock (32
						#/S.F.)
Type "B" - Conventional Frame with Plaster (41
						#/S.F.)
Type "C" - Concrete Slab with Frame and Sheetrock (76
						#/S.F.)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7501 - Maintenance › Chapter 22001 - Procedures for House Moves on State Highways › HOUSE MOVERS STANDARD WEIGHT CHART › Section 37-1-7501-22001-401

Current through June 25, 2024
If the house to be moved has a brick exterior, add 193
						pounds per linear foot of exterior wall to the weight indicated in the
						chart.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7501 - Maintenance › Chapter 22001 - Procedures for House Moves on State Highways › HOUSE MOVERS STANDARD WEIGHT CHART › Section 37-1-7501-22001-402

Current through June 25, 2024
For estimating the weight of Carports use (20
						#/S.F.)
SQ. FT.
TYPE "A" ( LBS. )
TYPE "B" ( LBS. )
TYPE "C" ( LBS. )
900
28,800
36,900
68,400
950
30,400
38,950
72,200
1000
32,000
41,000
76,000
1050
33,600
43,050
79,800
1100
35,200
45,100
83,600
1150
36,800
47,150
87,400
1200
38,400
49,200
91,200
1250
40,000
51,250
95,000
1300
41,600
53,300
98,800
1350
43,200
55,350
102,600
1400
44,800
57,400
106,400
1450
46,400
59,450
110,200
1500
48,000
61,500
114,000
1550
49,600
63,550
117,800
1600
51,200
65,600
121,600
1650
52,800
67,650
125,400
1700
54,400
69,700
129,200
1750
56,000
71,750
133,000
1800
57,600
73,800
136,800
1850
59,200
75,850
140,600
1900
60,800
77,900
144,400
1950
62,400
79,950
148,200
2000
64,000
82,000
152,000
2050
65,600
84,050
155,800
2100
67,200
86,100
159,600
2150
68,800
88,150
163,400
2200
70,400
90,200
167,200
2250
72,000
92,250
171,000
2300
73,600
94,350
174,800
2350
75,200
96,350
178,600
2400
76,800
98,400
182,400
2450
78,400
100,450
186,200
2500
80,000
102,500
190,000
2550
81,600
104,550
193,800
2600
83,200
106,600
197,600
2650
84,800
108,650
201,400
2700
86,400
110,700
205,200
2750
88,000
112,750
209,000
2800
89,600
114,800
212,800
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7501 - Maintenance › Chapter 22001 - Procedures for House Moves on State Highways › HOUSE MOVING FORMS › Section 37-1-7501-22001-500

Current through June 25, 2024
FORM MND-210,
HOUSE MOVE INFORMATION
						FORM.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00100 - Erection and Maintenance of Signs and Signals › Purpose › Section 37-1-7601-00100-102

Current through June 25, 2024
Signs and signals will be warranted, erected, and
						maintained in accordance with the guidelines established in the current edition
						of the
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
adopted by the Transportation Commission, as per Mississippi Code 63-3-301 and
						63-3-303 as amended which is available at
www.state.ms.us
.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00100 - Erection and Maintenance of Signs and Signals › Purpose › Section 37-1-7601-00100-104

Current through June 25, 2024
Any variation from the requirements of the guidelines
						established in the
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control
						Devices
shall be accompanied by a justification study signed by
						the Area Traffic Engineer and approved by the State Traffic Engineer, both of
						whom shall be licensed professional engineers.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00100 - Erection and Maintenance of Signs and Signals › Purpose › Section 37-1-7601-00100-105

Current through June 25, 2024
Sites for the Mississippi Code are available at
www.state.ms.us
and MUTCD
						information is available at mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov. Any other publications may be
						viewed during regular business hours at the MDOT Administration
						Building.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00200 - Fiscal and Maintenance Responsibilities for Traffic Signals › Purpose › Section 37-1-7601-00200-100

Current through June 25, 2024
To provide consistency in coordinating with other
						governmental agencies and private entities the delineation of financial
						participation and maintenance for traffic signals. This rule covers signal
						equipment, the installation and maintenance thereof, when one or more of the
						streets controlled by the signal is on the State Highway System. Such
						participation by the Department is contingent upon availability of funds for
						these purposes. Guidelines set forth in the current edition of the Manual on
						Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), and Mississippi Code, Article 7,
						Annotated sections
						63-3-301
						through
						63-3-325
						as amended.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00200 - Fiscal and Maintenance Responsibilities for Traffic Signals › Purpose › Section 37-1-7601-00200-101

Current through June 25, 2024
To provide consistency in coordinating with other
						governmental agencies and private entities the delineation of financial
						participation and maintenance for traffic signals. This policy covers signal
						equipment, the installation and maintenance thereof, when one or more of the
						streets controlled by the signal is on the State Highway System. Such
						participation by the Department is contingent upon availability of funds for
						these purposes. Guidelines set forth in the current edition of the
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
(MUTCD), and
						Mississippi Code, Annotated sections
						63-3-301
						through
						63-3-325
						as amended.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00200 - Fiscal and Maintenance Responsibilities for Traffic Signals › Procedure › Section 37-1-7601-00200-200

Current through June 25, 2024
For the purpose of the rule, traffic signals are
						classified as follows:
1. Traffic
					 control signals (Stop and Go)
2.
					 Special traffic signals:
a. School speed
					 limit sign beacons
b. Other
					 flashing beacons
c. Lane-use
					 signals
d. Traffic signals at
					 movable bridges
e. Emergency
					 traffic signals
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00200 - Fiscal and Maintenance Responsibilities for Traffic Signals › Procedure › Section 37-1-7601-00200-201 - Definitions

Current through June 25, 2024
1. Traffic Signals - See current edition of
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
2. Equipment - Equipment includes the controller and
						accessories thereto, cabinet, detectors, and signal heads.
3. Installation - Installation involves the erection of
						the equipment, including: poles, cables, brackets, necessary signs, electrical
						work, labor, equipment rental, and other necessary incidental materials.
4. Maintenance - Routine maintenance includes lamp and
						fuse replacement, cleaning signal heads, and minor preventative maintenance
						items. Major maintenance includes repairs (other than routine maintenance) of
						equipment as defined above. Traffic Control Signals (Stop and Go)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00200 - Fiscal and Maintenance Responsibilities for Traffic Signals › Traffic Control Signals (Stop and Go) › Section 37-1-7601-00200-300 - Normal Installations

Current through June 25, 2024
1. A normal traffic
					 control signal installation includes installations other than those covered in
					 Sections 301 and 302 below.
2. An
					 approved traffic control signal required at an access to a private business
					 will be the fiscal responsibility of the business for all costs involving
					 design, equipment, installation, and electric current.
3. The following tabulation indicates the
					 fiscal responsibility for equipment installation and maintenance of normal
					 traffic signals within municipalities.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00200 - Fiscal and Maintenance Responsibilities for Traffic Signals › Traffic Control Signals (Stop and Go) › Section 37-1-7601-00200-301 - Installations Required by Construction

Current through June 25, 2024
When an installation is required as a consequence of a
						Department construction project, equipment and installation will be supplied by
						the Department. Fiscal responsibility for maintenance in municipalities will be
						as indicated in section 300.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00200 - Fiscal and Maintenance Responsibilities for Traffic Signals › Traffic Control Signals (Stop and Go) › Section 37-1-7601-00200-302 - Network and Arterial Systems

Current through June 25, 2024
This category includes a group of signals controlled as a
						system, usually including the central business district and/or major arteries
						in larger municipalities. The cost of equipment and installation in
						municipalities will be determined by population as above. The Department shall
						have access to systems for purposes of monitoring timing data to assure
						compliance with approved timings.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00200 - Fiscal and Maintenance Responsibilities for Traffic Signals › Special Traffic Signals › Section 37-1-7601-00200-400

Current through June 25, 2024
Except for school speed limit signs beacons and traffic
						signals at movable bridges, the fiscal responsibility for special traffic
						signals will be indicated in the table of section 300.
1. School Speed Limit Beacons - See S.O.P.
					 No. TED-04-02-00-00
2. Traffic
					 Signals at Movable Bridges - All costs relating to traffic signals at movable
					 bridges are the responsibility of the Department.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00200 - Fiscal and Maintenance Responsibilities for Traffic Signals › Railroad Flashing Light Signals and Gates › Section 37-1-7601-00200-500

Current through June 25, 2024
Railroad flashing light signals and gates are financed
						through agreements between the Department and the Railroad and are maintained
						by the Railroad.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00200 - Fiscal and Maintenance Responsibilities for Traffic Signals › Equipment Replacement › Section 37-1-7601-00200-600

Current through June 25, 2024
Replacement of equipment resulting from damage and/or
						unserviceable conditions will be the responsibility of the agency designated
						responsible for maintaining the equipment.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00200 - Fiscal and Maintenance Responsibilities for Traffic Signals › Equipment Replacement › Section 37-1-7601-00200-601

Current through June 25, 2024
Sites for the Mississippi Code are available at
www.state.ms.us
and MUTCD
						information is available at mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov. Any other publications may be
						viewed during regular business hours at the MDOT Administration
						Building.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00400 - Directional Signing Policy for General Traffic Generators and Attractions › Purpose › Section 37-1-7601-00400-100

Current through June 25, 2024
The purpose of this policy is to establish guidelines
						governing the installation of directional signs within highway rights-of-way
						for guidance to general traffic generators and attractions, as per guidelines
						established in the current edition of the
Manual on Uniform Traffic
						Control Devices
and as per Mississippi Code, Article 7, sections
						63-3-301
						through
						63-3-325.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00400 - Directional Signing Policy for General Traffic Generators and Attractions › Purpose › Section 37-1-7601-00400-101

Current through June 25, 2024
The purpose of this policy is to establish guidelines
						governing the installation of directional signs within highway rights-of-way
						for guidance to general traffic generators and attractions, as per guidelines
						established in the current edition of the
Manual on Uniform Traffic
						Control Devices
and as per Mississippi Code, Article 7, sections
						63-3-301
						through
						63-3-325.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00400 - Directional Signing Policy for General Traffic Generators and Attractions › General policies for general traffic generators and attraction signing on interstate and fully-controlled access facilities › Section 37-1-7601-00400-200

Current through June 25, 2024
Only facilities that adequately serve the needs of the
						interstate motorists will be signed.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00400 - Directional Signing Policy for General Traffic Generators and Attractions › General policies for general traffic generators and attraction signing on interstate and fully-controlled access facilities › Section 37-1-7601-00400-201

Current through June 25, 2024
Facilities must be within 15 mile, except for major
						traffic generators, of the terminal of the nearest off-ramp as outlined in
						Categories I, II, and III.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00400 - Directional Signing Policy for General Traffic Generators and Attractions › General policies for general traffic generators and attraction signing for other highways › Section 37-1-7601-00400-300

Current through June 25, 2024
Signs will be installed no farther than the nearest major
						access highway serving the entrance to the facility.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00400 - Directional Signing Policy for General Traffic Generators and Attractions › General policies for general traffic generators and attraction signing for all highways › Section 37-1-7601-00400-400

Current through June 25, 2024
Signs shall conform to the design and location
						requirements in the
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control
						Devices
.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00400 - Directional Signing Policy for General Traffic Generators and Attractions › General policies for general traffic generators and attraction signing for all highways › Section 37-1-7601-00400-401

Current through June 25, 2024
Priority for inclusion on directional signs will be
						given as follows: Cities, Towns, and Road or Street names will be given first
						priority. Other destinations as allowed under this Rule will be given priority
						o a first-come first-serve basis. In the event several legitimate requests are
						made, priority will be given to the facility generating the largest volume of
						traffic. (Road or street name signs are not installed by the Department of
						Transportation except on interstate and controlled-access
						facilities.)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00400 - Directional Signing Policy for General Traffic Generators and Attractions › General policies for general traffic generators and attraction signing for all highways › Section 37-1-7601-00400-402

Current through June 25, 2024
The addition of this type signing will not increase the
						total number of destinations shown at an interchange to more than
						four.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00400 - Directional Signing Policy for General Traffic Generators and Attractions › General policies for general traffic generators and attraction signing for all highways › Section 37-1-7601-00400-403

Current through June 25, 2024
Directional signs for attractions will not be considered
						when other directional signs exist adequately identifying the direction to the
						facility.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00400 - Directional Signing Policy for General Traffic Generators and Attractions › General policies for general traffic generators and attraction signing for all highways › Section 37-1-7601-00400-404

Current through June 25, 2024
Necessary trailblazing signs must be in place from the
						highway to the facility before directional signs are placed on the
						highway.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00400 - Directional Signing Policy for General Traffic Generators and Attractions › General policies for general traffic generators and attraction signing for all highways › Section 37-1-7601-00400-405

Current through June 25, 2024
Only the main facility or attraction will be considered
						for signing. Areas, attractions, or facilities within the main facility will
						not be considered except for allowable service signing.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00400 - Directional Signing Policy for General Traffic Generators and Attractions › General policies for general traffic generators and attraction signing for all highways › Section 37-1-7601-00400-406

Current through June 25, 2024
Connecting roads from the state highway to the facility
						must be adequate to handle all types of anticipated vehicles under all weather
						conditions.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00400 - Directional Signing Policy for General Traffic Generators and Attractions › General policies for general traffic generators and attraction signing for all highways › Section 37-1-7601-00400-407

Current through June 25, 2024
Approval must be obtained from the maintaining authority
						before directing traffic from the state highway over the connecting road to the
						facility.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00400 - Directional Signing Policy for General Traffic Generators and Attractions › General policies for general traffic generators and attraction signing for all highways › Section 37-1-7601-00400-408

Current through June 25, 2024
If after installation of directional signs it is found
						that the criteria outlined are not being met, notification will be given to the
						owner or representative of the facility and reasonable time will be allowed for
						the deficiencies to be corrected. If after that time the criteria are still not
						met, then the state-installed directional signs will be
						removed.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00400 - Directional Signing Policy for General Traffic Generators and Attractions › General policies for general traffic generators and attraction signing for all highways › Section 37-1-7601-00400-409

Current through June 25, 2024
Where attractions are extremely seasonal, such as
						fairgrounds, the signs will be placed only when the attraction is active. At
						other times, the signs will be removed.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00400 - Directional Signing Policy for General Traffic Generators and Attractions › General policies for general traffic generators and attraction signing for all highways › Section 37-1-7601-00400-410

Current through June 25, 2024
Sites for the Mississippi Code are available at
www.state.ms.us
and MUTCD
						information is available at mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov. Any other publications may be
						viewed during regular business hours at the MDOT Administration
						Building.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00401 - Installation and Maintenance of Pictograph Signs for Private Colleges and Universities › Purpose › Section 37-1-7601-00401-100

Current through June 25, 2024
The purpose of this rule is to provide guidance for the
						installation and maintenance of Pictograph Signs for Private Colleges and
						Universities.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00401 - Installation and Maintenance of Pictograph Signs for Private Colleges and Universities › Purpose › Section 37-1-7601-00401-101

Current through June 25, 2024
Pursuant to the authority granted in Section
						65-1-8.2
						of the Mississippi Code, the Mississippi Transportation Commission declares it
						to be its policy to allow the erection of signs displaying the name and emblem
						of the member institutions of the Mississippi Association of Independent
						Colleges and Universities in accordance with Standard Operating procedure
						TED-04-01-01-000 adopted herewith.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00500 - Traffic Control School Areas › Purpose › Section 37-1-7601-00500-100

Current through June 25, 2024
Establish a policy for the erection of signs and signals
						for schools and school crossings as per the current edition of the Manual on
						Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) and Mississippi Code Annotated, section
						63-3-515.
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control
						Devices
(MUTCD) and Mississippi Code Annotated, section
						63-3-515.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00500 - Traffic Control School Areas › Purpose › Section 37-1-7601-00500-101

Current through June 25, 2024
Establish a policy for the erection of signs and signals
						for schools and school crossings as per the current edition of the
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
(MUTCD) and
						Mississippi Code Annotated, section
						63-3-515.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00500 - Traffic Control School Areas › General Policies › Section 37-1-7601-00500-200

Current through June 25, 2024
All signs and signals shall conform to the current
						edition of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and
						Highways.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00500 - Traffic Control School Areas › General Policies › Section 37-1-7601-00500-201

Current through June 25, 2024
School speed zone assemblies will be installed upon
						request at all public schools, and at all private schools that are members of
						the Mississippi Association of Independent Schools (MAIS) or a similarly
						accepted accrediting agency and have a minimum enrollment of 100 students.
						Also, these facilities shall either have direct access to the MDOT roadway or
						be the primary traffic generator for the roadway that connects to the MDOT
						roadway.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00500 - Traffic Control School Areas › General Policies › Section 37-1-7601-00500-202

Current through June 25, 2024
When requested, "School Traffic Turning" warning signs
						will be placed at schools that don't meet the above criteria. Engineering
						studies will determine the need for such signs.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00500 - Traffic Control School Areas › General Policies › Section 37-1-7601-00500-203

Current through June 25, 2024
At intersections that are impacted significantly by
						school traffic, appropriate warning signs may be installed, pending the
						findings of an engineering study.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00500 - Traffic Control School Areas › Responsibility of the Department of Transportation › Section 37-1-7601-00500-300

Current through June 25, 2024
Ground-mounted "School", "School Speed Limit", "School
						Advance", and "When Children are Present", or "When Flashing" signs will be
						erected by the Department as applicable.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00500 - Traffic Control School Areas › Responsibility of the Department of Transportation › Section 37-1-7601-00500-301

Current through June 25, 2024
Where a school speed limit is posted it shall apply only
						"When Children are Present" or "When Flashing" as posted. At all other times,
						any other posted speed limit or the statutory speed limit as applicable shall
						apply.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00500 - Traffic Control School Areas › Responsibility of the Department of Transportation › Section 37-1-7601-00500-302

Current through June 25, 2024
A posted school speed limit takes precedence over any
						other posted speed limit.
1. School
					 speed zone speed limits will be set 10 MPH below the posted speed limit unless
					 indicated otherwise by an MDOT approved engineering study.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00500 - Traffic Control School Areas › Responsibility of the Department of Transportation › Section 37-1-7601-00500-303

Current through June 25, 2024
The Department will purchase and attach amber flashers
						to the school speed limit sign assembly when a school site and the local
						jurisdiction meet all of the following conditions:
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00500 - Traffic Control School Areas › Responsibility of the Department of Transportation › Section 37-1-7601-00500-305

Current through June 25, 2024
Driveway(s) to the school intersect a state highway that
						has been relocated to a point immediately adjacent to the school property or
						additional through-lanes have been constructed adjacent to the
						school.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00500 - Traffic Control School Areas › Responsibility of the Department of Transportation › Section 37-1-7601-00500-306

Current through June 25, 2024
The local jurisdiction obtains an approved permit from
						the Department, which includes maintenance, payment for electrical power, and
						operational requirements of the flashers and flasher accessories by the
						permittee.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00500 - Traffic Control School Areas › Responsibility of the Department of Transportation › Section 37-1-7601-00500-307

Current through June 25, 2024
The local jurisdiction must submit in writing to the
						District their capabilities for properly maintaining and operating the flashers
						and flasher accessories.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00500 - Traffic Control School Areas › Responsibility of the Local Jurisdication › Section 37-1-7601-00500-400

Current through June 25, 2024
If the local jurisdiction elects to do so, MDOT will
						issue a permit for them to attach amber flashers to the school speed limit sign
						assembly provided they meet all of the following conditions.
1. The school property is immediately
					 adjacent to state highway right of way or is the primary traffic generator for
					 the roadway that connects to the MDOT roadway
2. The local jurisdiction obtains an approved
					 permit from the Department, which includes maintenance, payment for electrical
					 power, and operational requirements of the flashers and flasher accessories by
					 the permittee.
3. The local
					 jurisdiction must submit in writing to the District their capabilities for
					 properly maintaining and operating the flashers and flasher accessories.
The flashers shall operate only on school days and at
						times of special activities during periods as follows:
1. When children are going to school
2. When children are leaving
					 school
3. At noon, if a
					 substantial number of the students leave the school for lunch
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00500 - Traffic Control School Areas › Responsibility of the Local Jurisdication › Section 37-1-7601-00500-401

Current through June 25, 2024
All flasher assembly permits, layouts, wiring diagrams,
						and proposed equipment lists shall be submitted through the District to the
						State Traffic Engineer for approval.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00500 - Traffic Control School Areas › Responsibility of the Local Jurisdication › Section 37-1-7601-00500-402

Current through June 25, 2024
All flashers installed under permit shall be maintained
						and kept in good working condition. The permit holder is responsible for
						payment for electrical power and maintenance. The permit holder is responsible
						for such maintenance. Failure to properly maintain and operate the flashers in
						accordance with the requirements as stated on the permit will result in their
						removal by the Department.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00500 - Traffic Control School Areas › Responsibility of the Local Jurisdication › Section 37-1-7601-00500-403

Current through June 25, 2024
Sites for the Mississippi Code are available at
www.state.ms.us
and MUTCD
						information is available at mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov. Any other publications may be
						viewed during regular business hours at the MDOT Administration
						Building.
www.state.ms.us
and MUTCD information is available at
						mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov. Any other publications may be viewed during regular
						business hours at the MDOT Administration Building.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00600 - Establishment of Speed Zones › Purpose › Section 37-1-7601-00600-100

Current through June 25, 2024
To establish legal speed zones in accordance with
						guidelines established in the current edition of the
Manual on
						Uniform Traffic Control Devices
(MUTCD) and as per Article 7,
						Mississippi Code Annotated, sections
						63-3-501
						through
						63-3-521.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00600 - Establishment of Speed Zones › Purpose › Section 37-1-7601-00600-101

Current through June 25, 2024
The State Traffic Engineer will prepare the "Commission
						Order for Speed Zoning Highways" based on engineering studies. Upon approval by
						the Commission, one copy will be retained in the Traffic Engineering Division
						files and one copy will be sent to the appropriate District for their use in
						making the necessary changes.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00600 - Establishment of Speed Zones › Purpose › Section 37-1-7601-00600-102

Current through June 25, 2024
Sites for the Mississippi Code are available at
www.state.ms.us
and MUTCD
						information is available at mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov. Any other publications may be
						viewed during regular business hours at the MDOT Administration
						Building.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00700 - Highway Safety Program › Purpose › Section 37-1-7601-00700-100

Current through June 25, 2024
To establish a procedure for continuing a systematic
						program to identify, investigate, make recommendations, correct, and evaluate
						the effectiveness of a strategic highway safety program for the state, as per
						23 U.S.C.
						105(f),
						152,
						315,
						and
						402;
						section 203 of the Highway Safety Act of 1973, as amended,
						49 CFR
						1.48(b).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00700 - Highway Safety Program › Purpose › Section 37-1-7601-00700-101

Current through June 25, 2024
To establish a procedure for continuing a systematic
						program to identify, investigate, make recommendations, correct, and evaluate
						the effectiveness of a strategic highway safety program for the state, as per
						23 U.S.C.
						105(f),
						152,
						315,
						and
						402;
						section 203 of the Highway Safety Act of 1973, as amended,
						49 CFR
						1.48(b).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00700 - Highway Safety Program › Object › Section 37-1-7601-00700-200

Current through June 25, 2024
The Object of this Program is the reduction in number
						and severity of accidents within the State. Specific objectives are:
1. Establishment of a field reference system
					 for determining traffic crash locations.
2. Updating and maintenance of a traffic
					 records system.
3. Coordinate and
					 lead the Statewide High Hazard Elimination Program.
4. Coordinate and lead the yearly Statewide
					 Work Zone Safety Review Team.
5. A
					 process for systematic correction of identified safety needs.
6. A process for evaluating the effectiveness
					 of the Safety Program. Organization
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00700 - Highway Safety Program › Organization › Section 37-1-7601-00700-300

Current through June 25, 2024
The position of Highway Safety Engineer was established
						within the Department to administer a Highway Safety Program. Oversight and
						guidance will be provided by the following:
1. State Traffic Engineer
2. Assistant Chief Engineer Operational
					 Maintenance
3. State Planning
					 Engineer
4. State Research
					 Engineer
5. District Engineers
					 Statewide
6. Safety Engineer
					 FHWA
7. State Aid
					 Engineer
8. Governor's Highway
					 Safety Program Director
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00700 - Highway Safety Program › Organization › Section 37-1-7601-00700-301

Current through June 25, 2024
The Safety Engineer will have the overall responsibility
						of development, maintenance, and update of a Strategic Highway Safety Plan for
						the Mississippi Department of Transportation.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00700 - Highway Safety Program › Organization › Section 37-1-7601-00700-302

Current through June 25, 2024
It is also the Safety Engineer's duty to make changes in
						these procedures as he deems necessary to assure compliance. The Safety
						Engineer will monitor the Safety Program to assure the procedures are on
						schedule. He will be responsible for timely reports to the Chief Engineer on
						the progress being made and to recommend the necessary support and funding
						needed to implement the activities and recommendations developed under this
						program. The changes should be reviewed by the State Traffic
						Engineer.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00700 - Highway Safety Program › Organization › Section 37-1-7601-00700-303

Current through June 25, 2024
The Safety Engineer will contact the applicable District
						and Divisions to carry out the specific tasks specified in the procedures below
						and to fulfill supplemental studies and reports as may be required by the
						Department and the FHWA.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00700 - Highway Safety Program › Organization › Section 37-1-7601-00700-304

Current through June 25, 2024
The activities to develop the Strategic Highway Safety
						Plan will utilize guidance from the AASHTO Strategic Safety Plan, MUTCD, and
						the aforementioned oversight members. These will provide the necessary
						instruction to conduct a program which will assure the State of accomplishing
						all tasks necessary to develop, implement, and maintain the Strategic Highway
						Safety Plan.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00700 - Highway Safety Program › Procedures › Section 37-1-7601-00700-400 - Records

Current through June 25, 2024
The Safety Engineer will work with the Department of
						Public Safety to develop, implement, maintain, and update a new traffic crash
						records system. This system will utilize a database that will allow the Safety
						Engineer to access crash data and identify high crash locations that may need
						safety countermeasures.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00700 - Highway Safety Program › Procedures › Section 37-1-7601-00700-401 - Identification

Current through June 25, 2024
The Traffic Engineering Division will be responsible for
						preparing all basic reports and analyses for identifying the high accident
						locations on a periodic basis. Special reports will also be made at the
						oversight members' request to identify particular locations and accident types
						they may desire to investigate. The reports will be developed in accordance
						with the above.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00700 - Highway Safety Program › Procedures › Section 37-1-7601-00700-402 - Recommending Improvements

Current through June 25, 2024
1. Hazard
					 Elimination Program Organize, coordinate, and lead the Statewide High Hazard
					 Elimination Team. This includes, but is not limited to: Coordinating with
					 District Office personnel, Traffic Engineering personnel, and FHWA personnel,
					 candidates for High Hazard Elimination; organizing and leading meetings and
					 site reviews of candidate projects; and follow-up reports and recommendations.
2. Work Zone Safety Review Team
					 Organize, coordinate, and lead field reviews of active construction work zone
					 traffic control statewide. This includes, but is not limited to: Coordinating
					 with District, Project Office, Traffic Engineer, Construction Division, Roadway
					 Design, and FHWA personnel active projects to be reviewed. Schedule and lead
					 job site visits and furnish follow-up reports and recommendations.
3. Special Safety Projects Work with
					 personnel in Traffic Engineering Division, MDOT District Offices, other MDOT
					 Divisions, FHWA, Department of Public Safety Planning, and other agencies as
					 required on special safety projects that will enhance safety on MDOT maintained
					 highways. This includes, but is not limited to: Assisting in the development,
					 implementation, and maintenance of the aforementioned new traffic crash data
					 records system; safety studies at intersections, interchanges, or sections of
					 MDOT maintained highways, and working with FHWA and other agencies on
					 legislation that will promote actions which will improve safety on Mississippi
					 highways.
4. Public Relations
					 Provide assistance, as requested, to MDOT personnel, FHWA personnel, State
					 Legislators, and personnel from other State and Federal agencies on traffic
					 safety issues. Evaluation
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00700 - Highway Safety Program › Evaluation › Section 37-1-7601-00700-500

Current through June 25, 2024
The Safety Engineer will have the primary responsibility
						for before and after studies of selected safety projects constructed under this
						program to aid in measuring their effectiveness. The study results will be
						furnished to the oversight members for their use in reporting progress in
						highway safety, monitoring the effectiveness of the safety program, and
						measuring the overall effects of different types of safety improvement
						applications.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00700 - Highway Safety Program › Evaluation › Section 37-1-7601-00700-502

Current through June 25, 2024
Sites for the Mississippi Code are available at
www.state.ms.us
and MUTCD
						information is available at mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov. Any other publications may be
						viewed during regular business hours at the MDOT Administration
						Building.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00800 - Specific Service Signs › Administration › Section 37-1-7601-00800-300

Current through June 25, 2024
Administration of the Logo Sign Program shall include
						planning, organizing, directing, and controlling all activities in the Logo
						Sign Program to assure systematic orderly program progress. All activities are
						to be coordinated with the MDOT Program Administrator who will inform the
						appropriate MDOT District Inspectors of planned activities and schedules for
						all phases of work.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00800 - Specific Service Signs › Location › Section 37-1-7601-00800-400 - Eligible Highways

Current through June 25, 2024
The routes and location of eligible sections of the fully
						or partially controlled access system of highways where the Logo Sign Program
						may be provided are listed below. All locations are subject to adequate sign
						spacing and MDOT approval. The Commission reserves the right to add additional
						eligible sections of highways and/or interchanges to the Logo Sign Program.
						Additional highway segments and/or interchanges may be made eligible and added
						to the program, but written approval in the form of a Commission Order is
						required before work commences on such segment or
						interchange.