New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter V - New York State Supplement To The National Manual On Uniform Traffic Control Devices For Streets And Highways-2009 Edition › Part 2 - Signs › Chapter 2I - General Service Signs › Section 2I.05 - Rest Area and Other Roadside Area Signs

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
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Standard:
00A The design of Rest Area signs in New York shall be as
					 provided in Sign Drawing SD-G4, unless otherwise noted.
00B The D5-1, D5-1a, D5-2, D5-2a, and D5-6 sign designs
					 shall not be used in New York.
00C All signs for rest areas shall have white letters,
					 symbols, and borders on a blue background. Letter and numeral sizes shall
					 conform to the minimum requirements of Tables 2E-2 through 2E-5. On the
					 approach to rest areas, a REST AREA (NYI7-4) Advance Guide sign shall be placed
					 one mile and/or two miles in advance of the rest area. At the rest area exit
					 gore, there shall be a sign with the message REST AREA (NYI7-6) together with
					 an arrow indicating the appropriate turn, as shown in Sign Drawing
					 SD-G4.
00D Signs that include the legend REST AREA shall be used
					 only where parking and rest room facilities are available.
Guidance:
00E A roadside area that does not contain restroom
					 facilities should be signed to indicate the major road user service that is
					 provided. For example, an area with only parking should be signed as a PARKING
					 AREA. An area with picnic tables and parking should be signed as a PICNIC
					 AREA.
00F Rest areas that have tourist information and welcome
					 centers should be signed as discussed in Section
					 2I.08.
00G Service area, parking area, and picnic area signing
					 should be consistent with that specified for rest areas, with standard messages
					 revised as appropriate.
00H Scenic area signing should be consistent with that
					 provided for rest areas, except that the legends should use words such as
					 SCENIC AREA, SCENIC VIEW, or SCENIC OVERLOOK instead of REST AREA.
Option:
00I Between the REST AREA Advance Guide sign and the gore
					 of the rest area exit, a REST AREA (NYI7-5) sign may be installed where the
					 driver needs to leave the highway to access the rest area. The words NEXT RIGHT
					 may be substituted for the arrow.
00J If a rest area or other roadside area is provided on a
					 conventional road, a D5-5 sign should be installed instead of the NYI7-5 sign
					 at the turnoff point where the driver needs to leave the highway to access the
					 rest area or other roadside area.
00K The REST AREA XX MILES (NYI7-10) sign may be used on
					 approaches to parking areas on freeways to indicate the travel distance to the
					 next rest area. It may also be used across from parking, rest, and service
					 areas provided for traffic in the opposite direction.
00L The SERVICE AREA XX MILES (NYI7-11) sign may be used on
					 approaches to parking and rest areas on freeways to indicate the travel
					 distance to the next service area. It may also be used across from parking,
					 rest, and service areas provided for traffic in the opposite direction.
00M The NEXT AREA XX MILES (NYI7-12) sign may be used on
					 approaches to freeway parking, rest, and service areas to indicate the distance
					 to a following area in order to help motorists decide whether to stop at the
					 immediate area or proceed to the more distant one.
00N The NYI7-10, NYI7-11, and NYI7-12 signs may be
					 installed independently or as supplemental signs mounted below the appropriate
					 Advance Guide signs.
Guidance:
00O Where installed independently on the approach to a
					 parking area, the REST AREA XX MILES (NYI7-10) sign should be located after,
					 and at least 800 feet away from, the PARKING AREA Advance Guide (NYI7-1) sign.
					 Where used in association with an area in the opposite direction, it should be
					 placed where the area is readily visible.
00P Where installed independently on the approach to a
					 parking or rest area, the SERVICE AREA XX MILES (NYI7-11) sign should be
					 located after, and at least 800 feet away from, the PARKING AREA (NYI7-1) or
					 REST AREA (NYI7-4) Advance Guide sign. Where used in association with an area
					 in the opposite direction, it should be placed where the area is readily
					 visible.
00Q Where installed independently, the NEXT AREA XX MILES
					 (NYI7-12) sign should be placed after, and at least 800 feet away from, a
					 PARKING AREA XX MILES (NYI7-1), REST AREA XX MILES (NYI7-4) or SERVICE AREA XX
					 MILES (NYI7-7) sign.
Option:
00R Specific Service sign Logo Panels (see Section
					 2J.03) may be used on the face of service area Advance Guide signs and the service
					 area Exit Direction sign.
00S If the rest area has facilities for the physically
					 impaired (see Section
					 2I.02), the International Symbol of Accessibility for the Handicapped (D9-6) sign
					 may be used.
00T If the rest area has designated parking areas for
					 trucks which meet the criteria of section
					 2I.02,
					 the Truck Parking (D9-16) sign may be used.
00U If telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) are
					 available at the rest area, the TDD (D9-21) symbol sign (see Figure 2I-1) may
					 be used to supplement the Advance Guide signs for the rest area.
00V If wireless Internet services are available at the rest
					 area, the Wi-Fi (D9-22) symbol sign (see Figure 2I-1) may be used to supplement
					 the Advance Guide signs for the rest area.
Guidance:
00W Where used, the International Symbol of Accessibility
					 for the Handicapped (D9-6) sign and the Truck Parking (D9-16) sign should be
					 placed beneath the REST AREA Advance Guide sign and beneath the REST AREA Exit
					 Direction sign.
Option:
00X The FREE COFFEE (NYI7-13) sign (see Sign Drawing SD-G4)
					 may be used in conjunction with the NYI7-1, NYI7-2, NYI7-4, NYI7-5, NYI7-7, and
					 NYI7-8 signs.
Guidance:
00Y The FREE COFFEE sign should only be used when services
					 are actually being furnished.
Support:
00Z Figure 2I-101 shows an example of rest area
					 signing.