Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VIII - Administration and Enforcement › Chapter 212 - OFFICIAL TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICES › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 212.5 - Installation and maintenance responsibilities

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
Authority to erect
						traffic-control devices
. The delegation of responsibilities for the
						installation and maintenance of traffic-control devices is in accordance with
						75 Pa.C.S. §§
													6122 and
						6124 (relating to
						authority to erect traffic-control devices; and erection of traffic-control
						devices at intersections).
(b)
Traffic-control devices on State-designated highways
.
(1)
Conventional highways
.
(i) Local authorities may not revise or
						remove any traffic-control device installed by the Department or by a
						contractor for the Department without written approval of the
						Department.
(ii) Cities of the
						first and second class are responsible for the installation, revision, removal,
						maintenance and operation of all traffic-control devices on the highways within
						their city boundaries. Department approval is not required, except as follows:
(A) As may be required in an agreement
						between the city and the Department.
(B) Department approval is required for
						traffic signals if the city does not have municipal traffic engineering
						certification in accordance with Chapter 205 (relating to municipal traffic
						engineering certification).
(iii) Local authorities other than cities of
						the first and second class shall obtain written Department approval before
						installing any new, or revising or removing any existing traffic-control device
						unless noted otherwise in this chapter or as provided in an agreement with the
						Department.
(iv) Local authorities
						may install, revise or remove the following devices, and Department approval is
						not required:
(A) Stopping, standing or
						parking signs (R7 and R8 Series).
(B) Street name signs (D3 Series).
(C) Crosswalk markings.
(D) Parking stall markings, except written
						Department approval is required prior to creating new angle parking.
(E) Curb markings at intersections.
(F) Parking meters.
(v) Local authorities, or other agencies as
						indicated, are responsible for installing, maintaining and operating the
						following traffic-control devices, subject to Department approval prior to any
						change in the traffic restriction:
(A) Traffic
						signals, and all associated signs and markings included on the
						Department-approved traffic signal plan.
(B) Speed Limit Signs (R2-1) for speed limits
						of 35 miles per hour or less. The Department will be responsible for all
						hazardous grade speed limits and bridge speed limits, and for all speed limits
						at Department rest areas, welcome centers and weigh stations.
(C) Stop lines and yield lines at
						intersections.
(D) Pedestrian group
						signs (R9 Series).
(E) Traffic
						signal group signs (R10 Series).
(F) Street Closed (___) to (___) Sign
						(R11-10).
(G) Snowmobile Road (___)
						Closed to All Other Vehicles Sign (R11-11).
(H) All Trucks Must Enter Weigh Station Sign
						(R13-1-1) and Weigh Station signs (D8 Series) for weigh stations not owned or
						operated by the Department.
(I)
						Railroad Crossbuck Sign (R15-1), Track Sign (R15-2), Emergency Notification
						Sign (I-13a), and other signs, gates, or lights that are within the railroad
						company's right-of-way, shall be installed by the railroad company.
(J) Signal Ahead Sign (W3-3).
(K) Entrance and crossing signs (W11 Series),
						which warn of possible crossings by pedestrians, hikers, cattle, farm
						equipment, ATVs, fire apparatus, and so forth, except the Deer Crossing Sign
						(W11-3), Elk Crossing Sign (W11-3A), Horsedrawn Vehicle Sign (W11-11), Left
						Turns and Cross Traffic Sign (W11-21), Left Turns Sign (W11-21-1) and Watch for
						Turns Sign (W11-21-2) will be the responsibility of the Department.
(L) Children group signs (W15
						Series).
(M) Parking Area Sign
						(D4-1).
(N) Telephone directional
						signs (D9-1 series), which shall be installed by the telephone
						company.
(O) Bicycle Route Sign
						(D11-1).
(P) Traffic Signal Speed
						Sign (I1-1).
(Q) Trail group signs
						(I4 Series).
(R) Snowmobile and all
						terrain vehicles group signs (I12 Series).
(S) School zone speed limits, and all school
						signs (S Series).
(T) Pavement
						markings for mid-block crosswalks.
(U) Pavement markings for bicycles such as
						the bicycle lane symbol.