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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 37-1-7601-00800-401

Current through June 25, 2024
The COMMISSION also reserves the right to require
						Contractor or MDOT Personnel to remove, at Contractor's or MDOT Personnel's
						expense, all or part of the specific service signs at an existing eligible
						interchange that becomes in conflict with highway construction, maintenance, or
						the intent of the Logo Sign Program.
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 37-1-7601-00800-402 - Lateral Location

Current through June 25, 2024
The specific service signs should be located so as to
						take advantage of natural terrain, to have the least impact on the scenic
						environment, and to avoid visual conflict with other signs within highway
						rights-of-way. Sign panel supports shall be of breakaway or yielding design
						meeting MDOT standards and specifications for breakaway and yielding sign
						supports.
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 37-1-7601-00800-403 - Relative Location

Current through June 25, 2024
In the direction of traffic, successive specific service
						signs shall be those for "ATTRACTION", "CAMPING", "LODGING", "FOOD", and "GAS",
						in that order
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00800 - Specific Service Signs › Business Eligibility Criteria › Section 37-1-7601-00800-500 - Conformity with Laws

Current through June 25, 2024
Each business identified on a specific service sign shall
						have given written assurance of its conformity with all applicable laws
						concerning the provision of public accommodations without regard to race,
						religion, color, sex, or national origin, and shall not be in breach of that
						assurance. This statement may be included in the participation agreement
						format.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00800 - Specific Service Signs › Business Eligibility Criteria › Section 37-1-7601-00800-501 - Distance to Services

Current through June 25, 2024
The maximum distance that service facilities can be
						located from the terminal of the nearest off ramp to qualify for a business
						sign shall be fifteen (15) miles in either direction. At intersections that
						MDOT determines are urban in nature, the maximum distance shall be two (2)
						miles from the terminal of the nearest off ramp. Measurements shall be from the
						beginning of the road connecting the ramp to the crossroad or the nose-point of
						a loop along normal edge of pavement of the crossroad as a vehicle must travel
						to reach a point opposite the main entrance to the business.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00800 - Specific Service Signs › Business Eligibility Criteria › Section 37-1-7601-00800-502

Current through June 25, 2024
Should a business qualify for business signs at two
						interchanges, the business sign(s) shall be erected at the nearest eligible
						interchange. In no instance shall a business be signed at one interchange to
						exit at another interchange for access to the business.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00800 - Specific Service Signs › Types of Services Permitted › Section 37-1-7601-00800-600

Current through June 25, 2024
The types of services permitted shall be limited to
						"GAS", "FOOD", "LODGING", "CAMPING", and "ATTRACTIONS". To qualify for display
						on a specific service sign:
1. "GAS"
					 Shall Include:
a.Appropriate licensing as
					 required by law.
b. Vehicle services
					 of unleaded fuel, oil, and water.
c. Free restroom facilities and free drinking
					 water suitable for public use. (Outside faucet with garden hose, restroom sink,
					 etc., are not considered suitable for drinking water.)
d. Year-round operation at least sixteen (16)
					 continuous hours per day, seven (7) days a week.
e. Telephone available for use by the
					 public.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00800 - Specific Service Signs › Special Requirements › Section 37-1-7601-00800-700

Current through June 25, 2024
The selection by Contractor or MDOT of businesses to be
						initially displayed on the specific service signs will be made from the
						businesses conforming to the provisions of the eligibility criteria on a
						first-come first-served basis. The number of business signs permitted on a sign
						panel shall be as per the current edition of the MUTCD. Businesses must also
						meet the distance requirements from each approach independently in order to be
						signed on each approach. All distance criteria are to be determined in
						accordance with this Rule. MDOT shall in no way be held responsible or liable
						for removal of any business sign panel.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00800 - Specific Service Signs › Special Requirements › Section 37-1-7601-00800-701

Current through June 25, 2024
The priority of business sign locations on the mainline
						specific service sign will be established based on a first-come first-served
						basis with the business being assigned the highest vacant priority slot
						available on the date the completed application is submitted. The order of
						priority on mainline signs will be in vertical columns beginning at the top
						left and ending at the bottom right. Single row signs shall begin at the left.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00800 - Specific Service Signs › Special Requirements › Section 37-1-7601-00800-702

Current through June 25, 2024
The specific service signs shall be fabricated and
						installed by MDOT or by MDOT's Contractor. All business signs will be furnished
						by the business and shall be manufactured in accordance with MDOT standards or
						special specifications and/or supplements thereto, for both materials and
						workmanship.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00800 - Specific Service Signs › Special Requirements › Section 37-1-7601-00800-703

Current through June 25, 2024
No business may alter in any form or fashion the layout
						of the business sign or the actual business signs once they have been approved
						by the MDOT Program Administrator. Contractor or MDOT will be responsible for
						reviewing business sign layouts to assure their conformance with MDOT
						requirements
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00800 - Specific Service Signs › Special Requirements › Section 37-1-7601-00800-704

Current through June 25, 2024
If under contract, the Contractor may be required to
						submit proposed business sign layouts to the MDOT Program Administrator for
						approval. Upon approval of a specific business sign layout by the MDOT Program
						Administrator, it will not be necessary for Contractor to submit the approved
						business sign layout.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00800 - Specific Service Signs › Special Requirements › Section 37-1-7601-00800-705

Current through June 25, 2024
When one or more businesses located at an interchange
						meeting the eligibility requirements agree to participate in the logo signing
						program, the general motorist service sign shall be removed. The general
						services not included in the logo signing program but available at the
						interchange shall be signed for using an independently mounted symbolic service
						sign suspended beneath the advance guide sign as directed by MDOT. MDOT or
						MDOT's Contractor will be responsible for the relocation, mounting, and all
						necessary supports and hardware based upon approved by the MDOT Program
						Administrator. If under contract, MDOT will provide the symbolic service sign
						panel(s) as required at no cost to the Contractor.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00800 - Specific Service Signs › Special Requirements › Section 37-1-7601-00800-706

Current through June 25, 2024
If a participating business is found in non-compliance
						with the eligibility or other criteria, the business shall be notified by
						certified mail and given thirty (30) days to correct them. If a participating
						business in found in non-compliance on a second occasion, the business'
						agreement with MDOT or MDOT's Contractor is immediately terminated and the
						business signs shall be removed from the specific service signs and returned to
						the business. MDOT or MDOT's Contractor's agreement with each business must
						include this requirement.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00800 - Specific Service Signs › Special Requirements › Section 37-1-7601-00800-707

Current through June 25, 2024
MDOT or MDOT's Contractor will be required to remove,
						relocate, replace, or otherwise modify existing logo program signs as required
						by MDOT construction or maintenance operations. This will be done at MDOT's or
						MDOT's Contractor's expense. Construction and Maintenance
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00800 - Specific Service Signs › Construction and Maintenance › Section 37-1-7601-00800-801 - New Construction

Current through June 25, 2024
1. New sign or
					 modified existing sign construction shall be determined by MDOT or MDOT's
					 Contractor following a systematic inventory and marketing process. Estimated
					 quantities shall be shown in Contractor's proposal, if under
					 contract.
2. Location of signs
					 shall conform to the longitudinal, transverse, and vertical clearances
					 specified in the standard plans and typical layout sheets. These controls
					 include distance between signs, offsets from edges of pavement, and vertical
					 clearances from pavement and ground surfaces.
3. Work shall be performed in a systematic
					 orderly process by route through the Districts. MDOT or MDOT's Contractor shall
					 develop a proposed schedule of all work, including site plan development,
					 showing beginning and ending dates for statewide coverage on all routes. These
					 schedules will also be presented to the MDOT Program Administrator for approval
					 prior to beginning of any preconstruction or construction
					 activity.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00800 - Specific Service Signs › Construction and Maintenance › Section 37-1-7601-00800-802 - Refurbishing Specific Service Signs, and Business Sign Replacement

Current through June 25, 2024
1. Beginning on July 1, 2005, MDOT or MDOT's
					 Contractor shall systematically refurbish the background panel sheeting of
					 signs so that one-fifteenth (1/15th) of the existing
					 program inventory is refurbished during each year of the Contract term. A
					 report including this information will be provided quarterly and annually as
					 required. It is MDOT's or MDOT's Contractor's responsibility to coordinate
					 field determination of actual signs to be refurbished with the MDOT Program
					 Administrator. The final determination of specific service signs and business
					 signs to be refurbished or replaced will be made by MDOT personnel prior to
					 beginning construction at an interchange. Contractor shall determine by
					 marketing what type and number of signs will be required to accommodate
					 business participation and shall provide through construction, refurbishing, or
					 modification those specific service signs required and shall replace those
					 business signs determined by MDOT to be replaced provided these businesses
					 continue to participate. New business signs added by marketing or new
					 participation shall be provided by the business and installed by MDOT or MDOT's
					 Contractor.
2. Site plans for
					 refurbishing, modification, or business sign replacement shall be provided as
					 outlined and may be shown on the site plans for new construction. It is
					 intended that only one site plan per interchange approach be
					 provided.
3. The proposed schedule
					 of work shall be inclusive of all refurbishing, modification, and business sign
					 replacement work. It is intended that all construction required at an
					 interchange and for initial statewide construction coverage be performed as
					 MDOT or MDOT's Contractor proceeds with work through an interchange as shown on
					 the proposed and final approved work schedule. This does not preclude sporadic
					 construction required as a result of participation by businesses that decide to
					 participate at later dates.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00800 - Specific Service Signs › Construction and Maintenance › Section 37-1-7601-00800-803 - Removal of Existing Specific Signs

Current through June 25, 2024
1. As MDOT or
					 MDOT's Contractor proceeds with marketing and determination of sign types
					 required by anticipated business participation, certain existing specific
					 service signs may require removal. MDOT or MDOT's Contractor shall remove these
					 signs and all salvageable material shall be delivered to the appropriate MDOT
					 District Office and become the property of MDOT. The MDOT District Inspector
					 will advise where to deliver material.
2. MDOT or MDOT's Contractor shall remove all
					 foundations and stubs to one foot below normal ground line. Holes shall be
					 back-filled with dirt and compacted to leave a finished ground line to match
					 existing. MDOT may require MDOT's Contractor, at his own expense, to reseed or
					 sprig bare surfaces dependent upon size of disturbed area.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00800 - Specific Service Signs › Construction and Maintenance › Section 37-1-7601-00800-804 - Maintenance

Current through June 25, 2024
1.
General
If under
					 contract, Contractor shall after execution of the Contract continue to be
					 responsible for the maintenance of the existing logo program sign system.
					 Contractor shall maintain all existing signs and supports and all new signs and
					 supports for the life of the contract.
2.
Routine
					 Maintenance
a. MDOT or MDOT's
					 Contractor shall inspect all sign surfaces annually to determine adequate
					 legibility and retro-reflective performance. These inspections may be
					 subjective nighttime appraisals; however, in case of differences of opinion by
					 MDOT's Contractor and MDOT personnel, final determination will be made by MDOT
					 using a retro-reflectivity measuring instrument furnished by MDOT's Contractor
					 and used as directed by the sheeting manufacturer. Inspections shall be
					 documented.
b. Signs and supports
					 shall be inspected annually to determine integrity of the support and hanging
					 system. Bolts shall be re-torqued as required and any noticeable rust spots,
					 sheeting damage, loose rivets, vandalism damage, etc., shall be repaired.
					 Inspections shall be documented.
c.
					 Sight distance as initially required and outlined in this Rule shall be
					 maintained for the life contract. Inspections and efforts to maintain sight
					 distance requirements shall be documented.
d. All logo program sign surfaces shall be
					 cleaned as needed. Cleaning shall be performed as recommended by the
					 manufacturer of the retro-reflective sheeting and shall be
					 documented.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00800 - Specific Service Signs › Construction and Maintenance › Section 37-1-7601-00800-805 - Sign Design and Composition

Current through June 25, 2024
1.
Sign
					 Panels
The sign panels shall have a blue background with a white
					 reflectorized border. The size of the sign panel shall not exceed the minimum
					 size necessary to accommodate the maximum number of business signs permitted
					 using the required legend height and the interline and edge spacing specified
					 in the current edition of the MUTCD.
2.
Business Signs
The principal legend should be at least equal in height to the directional
					 legend on the sign panel.Where business identification symbols or trademarks
					 are used alone for a business sign, the border may be omitted, the symbol
					 trademark shall be reproduced in the colors and general shape consistent with
					 customary use, and any integral legend shall be in proportionate size.
					 Messages, symbols, and trademarks which resemble any official traffic control
					 device are prohibited. The vertical and horizontal spacing between business
					 signs on sign panels shall not exceed 8" and 12" respectively.
3.
Legends
All
					 directional arrows and all letters and numbers used in the name of the type of
					 service and the directional legend shall be white and retro-reflectorized.
4.
Single Exit
					 Interchange
The name of the type of service followed by the exit
					 number shall be displayed in one line above the business signs. At unnumbered
					 interchanges, the directional legend NEXT RIGHT (LEFT) shall be substituted for
					 the exit number. The "GAS", "FOOD", "LODGING", "CAMPING" or "ATTRACTION"
					 specific service signs shall be limited to a maximum of six (6) business signs.
5.
Double-Exit
					 Interchanges
The specific information signs shall consist of two
					 (2) sections, one for each exit. The top section shall display the business
					 signs for the first exit and the lower section shall display the business signs
					 for the second exit. The name of the type of service followed by the exit
					 number shall be displayed in a line above the business signs in each section.
					 The number of business signs on the sign panel (total of both sections) shall
					 be limited to six (6) for each type of service. At unnumbered interchanges, the
					 legends NEXT RIGHT (LEFT) and SECOND RIGHT (LEFT) shall be substituted for the
					 exit numbers. Where a type motorist service is to be signed for at only one (1)
					 exit, one (1) section of the specific service sign may be omitted, or a
					 single-exit interchange sign may be used.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00800 - Specific Service Signs › Construction and Maintenance › Section 37-1-7601-00800-806 - Sign Size

Current through June 25, 2024
1.
Specific Service Signs
Sizes for specific service
					 signs for each type service are described herein.
2.
Business Signs
a. Each business sign displayed on the "GAS"
					 specific information sign shall be contained within a 48" wide and 36" high
					 rectangular background area, including border.
b. Each business sign on the "FOOD",
					 "LODGING", "CAMPING", and "ATTRACTION" specific information signs shall be
					 contained within a minimum 48" wide and 36" high rectangular area, including
					 border.
c. Legend. All letters used
					 in the name of the type of service and the directional legend shall be 10"
					 capital letters. Numbers shall be 10" in height.
d. Ramp Signs
i. Each business sign displayed on the ramp
					 specific information sign shall be 24" wide and 18" high for "GAS" and a
					 minimum of 24" wide and 18" high for "FOOD", "LODGING", "CAMPING", and
					 "ATTRACTION". Maximum sign size shall be governed by the current edition of the
					 MUTCD.
ii. The legend on the ramp
					 business sign shall be the same only proportionately smaller.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00800 - Specific Service Signs › Construction and Maintenance › Section 37-1-7601-00800-807 - Materials

Current through June 25, 2024
1.
General
a. All materials to be used for sign
					 fabrication, support fabrication, and foundation materials shall conform to the
					 requirements of Section 721 of the current
MDOT Standard
					 Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction
, as amended by
					 special provisions and/or special specifications.
b. The basis of acceptance of all materials
					 included in this section shall conform to the requirements of Section 721 of
					 the current
MDOT Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge
					 Construction
, as amended by special provisions and/or special
					 specifications.
c. In addition to
					 the above general requirements, the reflective sheeting, sign substrate, and
					 sign supports shall conform to the specific requirements as described in this
					 Rule.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00800 - Specific Service Signs › Fees and Agreements › Section 37-1-7601-00800-900

Current through June 25, 2024
Annual Fees, Installation Fees, Quarterly Reporting,
						Annual Reporting, Termination Agreement, Appeals, Books and Records, Applicable
						Laws, Annual Payments to the Department, Ownership of the Specific Service Sign
						Program at Expiration of Termination of the Contract Assignment, Supplemental
						Agreements and Remedies, Indemnity and Insurance, Surety Performance Bonds,
						Responsibility of MDOT, Authorization, Conflict of Interest, Entire Agreement,
						Covenant Against Contingent Fees and Lobbying, and Employment of Commission's
						Personnel shall be in accordance with the current contract for the
						Administration of Mississippi Logo Sign Program.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00800 - Specific Service Signs › Procedures › Section 37-1-7601-00800-1000

Current through June 25, 2024
MDOT or MDOT's Contractor's Representative will furnish
						the business with a permit application and the "Guide and Specifications for
						Logo Design and Fabrication". The Representative's responsibilities will
						include the following:
1. Thoroughly
					 explain the program to the applicant.
2. Advise the applicant what information must be submitted to the
					 Representative.
3. Advise the
					 applicant not to have his business signs fabricated until the applicant
					 receives an approved permit application.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00800 - Specific Service Signs › Procedures › Section 37-1-7601-00800-1002

Current through June 25, 2024
The applicant must submit to the Representative the
						completed permit application sign layout, and a check to cover the installation
						fee which will be equivalent to the current installation fee times the number
						of business sign(s) to be installed by the Department's Contractor on
						Department right-of-way.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00800 - Specific Service Signs › Procedures › Section 37-1-7601-00800-1003

Current through June 25, 2024
The Representative should review the permit application,
						the check, and the sign in order to determine if the appropriate information is
						shown and correct.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00800 - Specific Service Signs › Procedures › Section 37-1-7601-00800-1004

Current through June 25, 2024
The Representative will advise the applicant as to
						whether the layout was approved or denied. If the layout is denied, specific
						reasons for the denial will be provided.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00800 - Specific Service Signs › Procedures › Section 37-1-7601-00800-1005

Current through June 25, 2024
If the layout is approved, the Representative will
						furnish the applicant a copy of the approved permit
						application.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00800 - Specific Service Signs › Procedures › Section 37-1-7601-00800-1006

Current through June 25, 2024
If the layout is denied, the applicant must resubmit a
						new sign layout to the Representative. This process will continue until such
						time the layout is approved.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00800 - Specific Service Signs › Procedures › Section 37-1-7601-00800-1007

Current through June 25, 2024
The Representative will furnish the applicant with a
						copy of the approved permit application and advise him that he may proceed with
						having his business signs fabricated.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00800 - Specific Service Signs › Procedures › Section 37-1-7601-00800-1008

Current through June 25, 2024
The sign manufacturer must fabricate the business
						sign(s) in accordance with the specifications and shall have them delivered to
						the Representative in accordance with current instructions from the
						Representative.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00800 - Specific Service Signs › Procedures › Section 37-1-7601-00800-1009

Current through June 25, 2024
The applicant must submit the remaining balance to the
						Representative within thirty (30) days after the date of the invoice. Failure
						to do so will result in the termination of the permit and the removal of the
						business signs.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7601 - Traffic Engineering Division › Chapter 00800 - Specific Service Signs › Procedures › Section 37-1-7601-00800-1010

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 8101 - Administration › Chapter 00001 - Types of Highways › TYPE 1. FREEWAY › Section 37-1-8101-00001-200

Current through June 25, 2024
A freeway is defined as a highway or section thereof
						with full control of access which has been designated as such by order of the
						Commission. On Freeways, no vehicular access from the abutting property to the
						through traffic lanes is permitted except at interchanges constructed at
						intersecting streets and highways. Frontage roads may be constructed on
						controlled access highways and where constructed vehicular access from the
						abutting property to the frontage road will be permitted. The frontage road
						will then carry such traffic to a cross road or street with an interchange for
						entry into the through traffic lanes. Pedestrians crossing controlled access
						highways at grade is not permitted. Utility lines may be located on the right
						of way of controlled access highways when such location conforms with the
						requirements of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation
						Officials' Policy on the Accommodation of Utilities on Freeway Rights-of-Way
						and the regulations set out in the Standard Operating Procedures. Freeways may
						be developed by stage construction.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 8101 - Administration › Chapter 00001 - Types of Highways › TYPE 2. PARTIALLY CONTROLLED ACCESS HIGHWAYS › Section 37-1-8101-00001-300

Current through June 25, 2024
Partially controlled access highways or sections thereof
						vary in degree of control according to the traffic problems present or
						anticipated. They are defined as follows:
A. Highways or sections thereof designated by
					 the Commission as TYPE 2A may have frontage roads - constructed on one or both
					 sides of the highway or rights of way may be or have been provided for future
					 construction of frontage roads on one or both sides of the highway. Until such
					 frontage road or roads are constructed, vehicular access from abutting property
					 directly to and from the traffic lanes may be permitted in the same manner as
					 for conventional highways unless the right of access was purchased with the
					 right of way. Upon construction of the frontage road or roads, vehicular access
					 from abutting property may be permitted into the frontage road only and then is
					 brought into the through traffic lanes over intersecting streets and highways
					 or over approved connections of the frontage road with the through traffic
					 lanes. The rights of way of TYPE 2A highways may be used for the construction
					 and maintenance of utility lines and other approved installations in accordance
					 with the Department's Standard Operating Procedures.
B. On highways or sections thereof designated
					 by the Commission as TYPE 2B vehicular travel from and to through traffic lanes
					 is permitted only at established entrances and exits. The abutter's access
					 rights between such entrances and exits has been or is to be purchased with the
					 rights of way. Rights of way purchased so as to deny access from abutting
					 property may be used for the construction and maintenance of utility lines;
					 however, such construction and maintenance must be accomplished without
					 vehicular travel from and to the traffic lanes or ramps and comply with the
					 Department's Standard Operating Procedures.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 8101 - Administration › Chapter 00001 - Types of Highways › TYPE 3. CONVENTIONAL HIGHWAYS › Section 37-1-8101-00001-400

Current through June 25, 2024
Conventional highways are those highways consisting of
						two traffic lanes or divided highways with two or more lanes in each direction
						without frontage roads on either sides, and which have not been designated by
						the Commission as either Freeways or Partially Controlled Access Highways. On
						conventional highways, vehicular ingress and egress from abutting property
						directly to and from the through traffic lanes is permitted. The rights of way
						conventional highways may be used for the construction and maintenance of
						utility lines or other approved installations in accordance with the
						Department's Standard Operating Procedures.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 8101 - Administration › Chapter 00001 - Types of Highways › TYPE 3. CONVENTIONAL HIGHWAYS › Section 37-1-8101-00001-401

Current through June 25, 2024
This policy is based on:
Section
						65-5-7 of the
						Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated
www.sos.state.ms.us/ed_pubs/mscode/
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 8101 - Administration › Chapter 00002 - Toll Facilities › Purpose › Section 37-1-8101-00002-100

Current through June 25, 2024
The purpose of this rule is to establish: the exemptions
						for certain Users of Toll Facilities, the parameters regarding the issuance of
						toll evasion citations, the penalties to those Users of Toll Facilities who
						evade tolls, a civil administration adjudication system, and a mechanism to
						approve the toll regime of each Toll Facility authorized by Sections
						65-43-1
						through 39 and Sections
						65-43-71
						through 85 of the Mississippi Code of 1972 (the "Code"), as amended from time
						to time (collectively, the "Toll Road Act").
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 8101 - Administration › Chapter 00002 - Toll Facilities › Definitions › Section 37-1-8101-00002-210

Current through June 25, 2024
"Processing Agency" means a Toll Facility Operator
						designated by the Department responsible for the processing of notices to be
						sent pursuant to the Toll Road Act and the processing of toll
						collections.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 8101 - Administration › Chapter 00002 - Toll Facilities › Definitions › Section 37-1-8101-00002-230

Current through June 25, 2024
"Toll Facility Operator" means any private company
						contracting with the Department to collect tolls for the use of any toll road
						or bridge as authorized under the Toll Road Act.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 8101 - Administration › Chapter 00002 - Toll Facilities › Users Exempted from Paying Tolls › Section 37-1-8101-00002-300

Current through June 25, 2024
Pursuant to the Toll Road Act and this Rule, no persons
						are permitted to use any Toll Facility without the payment of tolls, except as
						designated in the Toll Road Act and except for the persons operating the
						following:
1. Marked and unmarked law
					 enforcement vehicles;
2. Fire and
					 rescue vehicles when responding to an emergency; and
3. Public and private ambulances when
					 responding to an emergency.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 8101 - Administration › Chapter 00002 - Toll Facilities › Users Exempted from Paying Tolls › Section 37-1-8101-00002-310

Current through June 25, 2024
The Department shall be permitted to use a Toll Facility
						without payment of tolls in order to fulfill the Department's duties and
						responsibilities pursuant to the contract governing such Toll Facility and as
						provided in each contract governing that particular Toll Facility. With the
						prior written approval of the Department, the Toll Facility Operator may
						temporarily exempt Users of a Toll Facility or suspend tolls during a
						designated start-up period or during other promotional
						campaigns.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 8101 - Administration › Chapter 00002 - Toll Facilities › Issuance of a Notice of Toll Evasion › Section 37-1-8101-00002-400

Current through June 25, 2024
Pursuant to Code Section
						65-43-73(2),
						a User is found to have evaded tolls when any of the following occur:
1. In the event a User of the Toll Facility
					 who has established an account with the Toll Facility Operator and who uses the
					 electronic toll lanes but fails to pay its bill within 30 days of receiving an
					 invoice, such failure to pay shall be grounds for issuance of a Notice of Toll
					 Evasion to the registered owner of the motor vehicle in accordance with the
					 procedures specified in Code Section
					 65-43-73(2).
2. In the event a User of the Toll Facility
					 who has not established an account with the Toll Facility Operator and who uses
					 the electronic toll lanes and thereby fails to pay its bill the applicable
					 toll, and who fails to pay the invoice for such toll within 30 days of the date
					 of the invoice for such toll, such failure to pay shall be grounds for issuance
					 of a Notice of Toll Evasion to the registered owner of the motor vehicle in
					 accordance with the procedures specified in Code Section
					 65-43-73(2).
3. A User of the Toll Facility who has not
					 established an account with the Toll Facility Operator, who uses the cash toll
					 lanes and who does not have sufficient cash to pay the toll will be allowed to
					 use the Toll Facility upon such User providing its information, which includes
					 name, address and license plate number, to the Toll Facility Operator. The Toll
					 Facility Operator shall cause the Department or the Processing Agency, if the
					 Department has appointed a Processing Agency, to send an invoice to such User
					 and if such User fails to pay its invoice within 30 days of the date of the
					 invoice, such failure to pay shall be grounds for issuance of a Notice of Toll
					 Evasion to the registered owner of the motor vehicle in accordance with the
					 procedures specified in Code Section
					 65-43-73(2).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 8101 - Administration › Chapter 00002 - Toll Facilities › Schedule of Toll Evasion Penalties › Section 37-1-8101-00002-500

Current through June 25, 2024
Pursuant to Code Section
						65-43-73(2),
						the Department, or the Processing Agency if the Department has appointed a
						Processing Agency, shall assess the following civil penalties to the registered
						owner of any vehicle driven on a Toll Facility without the payment of the
						toll:
1. Upon the issuance of a Notice
					 of Toll Evasion (as defined in
Section 600.1
, herein),
					 the registered owner of the vehicle shall be liable for the outstanding toll
					 and a $20 penalty per violation.
2.
					 Upon the failure of a registered owner to pay the toll, penalty and
					 administrative fee to the Department or the Processing Agency, if any, within
					 14 days after the conclusion and issuance of a final order of a hearing officer
					 pursuant to the procedures established in
Section 600
of this rule, the Department or the Processing Agency, if any, shall assess the
					 registered owner an additional penalty of $30 for each violation.
3. Upon failure of a registered owner of a
					 vehicle to satisfy any toll, penalty or administrative fee resulting from a
					 final order or orders of liability relating to five (5) or more toll violations
					 within a calendar year, the Department or the Processing Agency, if any, shall
					 assess the registered owner an additional penalty of $50 to the fifth violation
					 and to each subsequent violation within that one calendar year.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 8101 - Administration › Chapter 00002 - Toll Facilities › Schedule of Toll Evasion Penalties › Section 37-1-8101-00002-510

Current through June 25, 2024
All
					 criminal penalties for failure or refusal to pay any toll shall be governed by
					 Section
					 65-43-6
					 and not by this Rule.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 8101 - Administration › Chapter 00002 - Toll Facilities › Administrative Fees › Section 37-1-8101-00002-700

Current through June 25, 2024
The following administrative fees shall be assessed to
						the registered owner and collected by the Department or Processing Agency, if
						one has been appointed by the Department:
1.
Xerographic Reprod uctions
81/2XII"
$0.25 per page
81/2XI4"
$0.35 per page
11X17"
$0.75 per page
2.
Microfilm Reproduc;tions
81/2XII"
$0.50 per page
Minimum charge of
$2.00 per request
3.
Computer Printouts
$1.00 per page of report data
4.
Certification of Documents
$3.00 first copy or c over letter
$1.00 each additionsil page
5.
Video Reproductions
$10.00 first copy
$2.00 each additionsil copy
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 8101 - Administration › Chapter 00002 - Toll Facilities › Administrative Fees › Section 37-1-8101-00002-710

Current through June 25, 2024
Additional administrative fees incidental to document
						production may include personnel charges for time expended in the actual
						searching, reviewing and/or duplicating of documents and if applicable, the
						mailing of copies of said documents and the mailing of any and all notices. In
						no event will the personnel charges exceed $20.00.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 8101 - Administration › Chapter 00002 - Toll Facilities › Establishment of Toll Regime and Toll Schedule › Section 37-1-8101-00002-800

Current through June 25, 2024
The Mississippi Transportation Commission (the
						"Commission") is responsible for estabhshing the toll regime (which shall
						include a schedule of tolls), charging and collecting tolls for each Toll
						Facility. Alternatively, during the term of any concession ontract with the
						prior written approval of the Commission, in the Commission's sole discretion,
						the Toll Facility Operator may establish the toll regime and toll schedule,
						charge and collect tolls for the applicable Toll Facility in accordance with
						this Rule and the terms of such concession contract approved by the Commission
						in its sole discretion. Such toll regime must include the following:
1. User classifications;
2. Toll collection methods;
3. The initial amount of such tolls by
					 classification and method;
4. Time
					 of day pricing, if any, and/or dynamic (congestion) pricing, if any;
					 and
5. Toll escalation
					 method.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 8101 - Administration › Chapter 00002 - Toll Facilities › Establishment of Toll Regime and Toll Schedule › Section 37-1-8101-00002-810

Current through June 25, 2024
Pursuant to Section
						65-43-3(4),
						the Commission shall, in any case, give notice and hold a public hearing on the
						toll regime for each Toll Facility and shall give notice and hold a public
						hearing on any change or amendment to a previously approved toll regime. The
						notice for the public hearing shall be published twice, specifically once a
						week for two successive weeks in a newspaper having a general circulation
						throughout the State, and no hearing shall be held less than 14 days or more
						than 60 days after the publication of the first notice of such public
						hearing.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 8101 - Administration › Chapter 00003 - Access Rules › Purpose › Section 37-1-8101-00003-100

Current through June 25, 2024
The purpose of this rule is to establish: the purpose of
						the District Offices, maintenance offices, project offices, and other
						facilities owned by the Mississippi Transportation Commission and maintained by
						the Mississippi Department of Transportation under the provisions of Section
						65-1-8 of the Mississippi Code of
						1972 is to provide office space and space for maintenance facilities for agency
						representatives responsible for planning, constructing, and maintaining
						transportation infrastructure and related tasks. MDOT encourages input from the
						public; however, these offices are not public forums and unrestricted access by
						persons from outside the agency cannot be allowed due to concerns over the
						safety of its employees. Due to recent events, MDOT has determined that it is
						necessary to establish rules governing access to the agency's
						facilities.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 8101 - Administration › Chapter 00003 - Access Rules › Access Restrictions › Section 37-1-8101-00003-200

Current through June 25, 2024
The reception area at each District Office or any other
						MDOT facility having a receptionist may be accessed by any person who has
						legitimate business with MDOT during normal office hours, between 8:00 a.m. and
						5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. The District Engineer may direct that access
						to the reception area be restricted by a locking system, operated by the
						receptionist, who can deny entry to any person who can state no such legitimate
						business.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 8101 - Administration › Chapter 00003 - Access Rules › Access Restrictions › Section 37-1-8101-00003-230

Current through June 25, 2024
Any person having business to conduct with any MDOT
						employee located in an office with a receptionist may identify the employee to
						the receptionist, by name or function. The receptionist will call that
						employee, who will have the option of setting an appointment with the visitor.
						At the appointed time the employee will come to the reception area and escort
						the person to the proper facility within the office. At the conclusion of
						business, the employee will escort the visitor back to the reception
						area.