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Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-86 - RTPO planning standards and guidelines › Part THREE - REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN › Section 468-86-110 - Needs, deficiencies, data requirements, and coordinated regional transportation and land use assumptions

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(1)
				The following components shall be developed and incorporated in the RTP:
(a) An inventory of existing regional
				transportation facilities and services, including physical, operational, and
				usage characteristics of the regional transportation system;
(b) An evaluation of current facilities and
				services, comparing current usage, and operational characteristics to level of
				service standards, and identification of regional transportation
				needs;
(c) Forecasts of future
				travel demand, based on the regional transportation strategy and local
				comprehensive plans;
(d)
				Identification of future regional transportation system deficiencies, comparing
				future travel needs for movement of people and goods to available facilities
				and services; and
(e) Coordinated
				common regional assumptions (growth, population, employment, mode split, etc.,)
				among local jurisdictions for the development of all transportation models to
				ensure consistency within the RTPO, and:
(i)
				These common regional assumptions shall recognize the planning requirements of
				the state's Growth Management Act, and;
(ii) Be consistent with population forecasts
				prepared by the office of financial management.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-86 - RTPO planning standards and guidelines › Part THREE - REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN › Section 468-86-120 - Financial component

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The financial component shall include the following:
(1) An analysis of funding capacity including
				an inventory of revenue sources for regional transportation improvements, and
				probable funding levels available for regional transportation improvements from
				each source;
(2) Probable funding
				comparisons with identified current and future needs, including identified
				funding shortfalls; and
(3) If
				funding shortfalls are identified, an analysis of additional funding resources
				to make up the shortfall, or a reassessment of the regional transportation
				strategies, at a minimum, to ensure that transportation needs fall within
				probable funding levels.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 47.80.070 and SHB 1928, Section 5. 97-09-046
					 (Order 169), § 468-86-120, filed 4/15/97, effective
					 5/16/97.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-86 - RTPO planning standards and guidelines › Part THREE - REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN › Section 468-86-130 - Proposed future transportation network

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Based upon the identified needs and probable funding levels
				  within the region, the proposed future transportation network defines specific
				  facility or service improvements, transportation system management strategies,
				  and demand management strategies proposed for implementation on the regional
				  transportation system. The plan shall identify priority levels for these
				  improvements to guide local jurisdictions and the state in implementation and
				  development of the regional transportation improvement
				  program.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 47.80.070 and SHB 1928, Section 5. 97-09-046
					 (Order 169), § 468-86-130, filed 4/15/97, effective
					 5/16/97.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-86 - RTPO planning standards and guidelines › Part THREE - REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN › Section 468-86-140 - High capacity transit and public transportation interrelationships

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Within those RTPOs where there is an existing or proposed
				  high capacity transit system, the regional transportation plan shall discuss
				  the relationship between the high capacity transit system and conventional
				  public transit system. This could include policies to maintain coordinated
				  arrivals and departures of interconnecting routes, coordination with other
				  multimodal transportation centers, and other strategies targeted at improving
				  these intermodal relationships over time.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 47.80.070 and SHB 1928, Section 5. 97-09-046
					 (Order 169), § 468-86-140, filed 4/15/97, effective
					 5/16/97.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-86 - RTPO planning standards and guidelines › Part FOUR - CERTIFICATION › Section 468-86-150 - Certification

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(1) By December 31, 1996, each RTPO shall
				certify, that the transportation element of all comprehensive plans for cities
				and counties planning under the Growth Management Act:
(a) Reflect the transportation guidelines and
				principles established in the regional transportation plan;
(b) Are consistent with the adopted regional
				transportation plan; and
(c)
				Conform with the requirements of
				RCW
				 36.70A.070.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-86 - RTPO planning standards and guidelines › Part FIVE - TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM › Section 468-86-160 - Regional transportation improvement program

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(1) Each RTPO shall compile a regional
				transportation improvement program (TIP) at least once every two years. The
				regional TIP shall:
(a) Be developed on a
				cooperative basis by local government agencies, public transit agencies, and
				the department of transportation within each region;
(b) Consist of a list of regionally
				significant transportation projects and programs including projects proposed
				for construction and transportation demand management measures proposed to be
				implemented during each year for the next six-year period;
(c) Consist of regionally significant
				projects included in the local six-year transit development plans and six-year
				comprehensive transportation programs required by
				RCW
				 35.58.2795,
				35.77.010, and
				36.81.121 for transit agencies,
				cities, towns, and counties;
(d)
				Include all proposed WSDOT projects in the region;
(e) Include only projects consistent with the
				regional transportation plan;
(f)
				Include a financial section outlining:
(i)
				Sources of funding reasonably expected to be received for each year of the
				ensuing three-year period; and
(ii)
				All assumptions and explanations supporting the expected levels of funding
				consistent with information included in the financial component of the regional
				transportation plan.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-95 - Manual on uniform traffic control devices for streets and highways › Section 468-95-010 - General

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The 2009 Edition of the
Manual on Uniform Traffic
				Control Devices for Streets and Highways (MUTCD)
, published by the
				Federal Highway Administration and approved by the Federal Highway
				Administrator as the national standard for all highways open to public travel,
				was duly adopted by the Washington state secretary of transportation. Revisions
				are incorporated into the December 2009 Edition of the MUTCD, except as may be
				modified herein, when published by the Federal Highway Administration. The
				manual includes in part many illustrations, some of which depend on color for
				proper interpretation. The code reviser has deemed it inexpedient to convert
				these regulations and illustrations to the prescribed form and style of WAC and
				therefore excludes them from publication. The document is available for public
				inspection at the headquarters office and all region offices of the Washington
				state department of transportation. Further, each city, town, and county
				engineering office in the state will have either a hard copy or an electronic
				copy of the MUTCD, with revisions and modifications for Washington, in its
				possession.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  47.36.030. 11-23-101, § 468-95-010,
				  filed 11/18/11, effective 12/19/11. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  34.05 RCW and RCW
				  46.36.030 [RCW  47.36.030] . 05-23-003, §
				  468-95-010, filed 11/3/05, effective 12/4/05. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  34.05 RCW and
				  RCW
				  47.36.030. 03-06-053, § 468-95-010,
				  filed 2/28/03, effective 3/31/03; 91-02-008 (Order 127), § 468-95-010,
				  filed 12/21/90, effective 1/21/91. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  47.36.030. 87-05-043 (Order 108), §
				  468-95-010, filed 2/18/87; 85-23-041 (Order 98), § 468-95-010, filed
				  11/18/85; 85-01-056 (Order 93), § 468-95-010, filed
				  12/17/84.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-95 - Manual on uniform traffic control devices for streets and highways › Section 468-95-017 - Engineering study and engineering judgment

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Add the following Guidance to the end of paragraph 04 in MUTCD
				Section 1A.09:
The decision to use a particular device at a particular
				location should be made on the basis of either an engineering study or the
				application of engineering judgment. Thus, while this manual provides
				Standards, Guidance, and Options for the design and application of traffic
				control devices, this manual should not be considered a substitute for
				engineering judgment.
Engineering judgment should be exercised in the
				selection and application of traffic control devices, as well as in the
				location and design of the roads and streets that the devices
				complement.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  47.36.030. 11-23-101, § 468-95-017,
				  filed 11/18/11, effective 12/19/11.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-95 - Manual on uniform traffic control devices for streets and highways › Section 468-95-019 - Definitions of headings, words, and phrases used in this manual

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Add the following Standard to the end of Paragraph 01,
				Subsection A, in MUTCD Section 1A.13:
Site-specific conditions may lead agencies to determine that it
				is impossible or impractical to comply with a Standard and that they must
				deviate from the requirement of a particular Standard at that location or
				others having the same condition. In such limited specific cases, the deviation
				is allowed provided that the agency or official having jurisdiction fully
				documents the engineering reasons for the deviation.
The FHWA can also be requested to review the site-specific
				condition and the proposed deviation and, if appropriate, issue an Official
				Interpretation to clarify the application of the Standard to that
				condition.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  47.36.030. 11-23-101, § 468-95-019,
				  filed 11/18/11, effective 12/19/11.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-95 - Manual on uniform traffic control devices for streets and highways › Section 468-95-022 - Definitions of headings, words, and phrases used in this manual

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Pursuant to
				RCW
				 46.04.220, amend MUTCD Section 1A.13,
				definition number 94, Intersections, Subsection (b) to read:
The junction of an alley with a street or highway shall not
				constitute an intersection.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  47.36.030. 11-23-101, § 468-95-022,
				  filed 11/18/11, effective 12/19/11.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-95 - Manual on uniform traffic control devices for streets and highways › Section 468-95-024 - Definitions of headings, words, and phrases used in this manual

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Add the following to the end of MUTCD Section 1A.13, Paragraph
				03:
For the purposes of defining a raised median, the use of block
				traffic curb (by itself, i.e., along a center line or a lane line) does not
				create a raised median.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  47.36.030. 11-23-101, § 468-95-024,
				  filed 11/18/11, effective 12/19/11.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-95 - Manual on uniform traffic control devices for streets and highways › Section 468-95-045 - Speed limit sign (R2-1)

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Revise MUTCD Section 2B.13 to read:
Standard: Speed Limits (R2-1) signs (see Figure 2B-1)
				shall display the speed limit established by statute; or, by an ordinance or
				regulation adopted by the authorized agency, based on the engineering study or
				traffic investigation required by
				RCW
				 46.61.405,
				46.61.410, and
				46.61.415. The speed limit shall
				be set in multiples of - 5 mph.
Guidance:
Authorized agencies should reevaluate speed limits on segments
				of their roadways that have undergone a significant change in roadway
				characteristics or surrounding land use since the last review.
No more than three speed limits should be posted on any one
				Speed Limit sign or assembly.
When evaluating speed limits, the following factors should be
				considered:
The 85th percentile speed of vehicles traveling on the
				road;
Road characteristics, shoulder condition, grade, alignment, and
				sight distance;
The pace speed;
Roadside development and environment;
Parking practices and pedestrian activity;
Reported crash experience for at least a 12 month period;
				and
Other factors such as route development or comprehensive
				plans.
Option:
Two types of Speed Limit signs may be used: One to designate
				passenger car speeds, including any nighttime information or minimum speed that
				may apply; and, the other to show any special speed limits for trucks and other
				vehicles.
A changeable message sign that changes the speed limit for
				traffic and ambient conditions may be installed provided that the appropriate
				speed limit is shown at the proper times.
A changeable message sign that displays to drivers the speed at
				which they are traveling may be installed in conjunction with a Speed Limit
				sign.
Guidance:
If a changeable message sign displaying approach speeds is
				installed, the legend YOUR SPEED XX (mph) or such similar legend should be
				shown. The color of the changeable message legend should be a yellow legend on
				a black background or the reverse of these colors.
Support:
Advisory Speed signs are discussed in Sections 2C.08, 2C.14,
				and 2C.15. Temporary Traffic Control Zone Speed signs are discussed in Part
				6.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  47.36.030. 11-23-101, § 468-95-045,
				  filed 11/18/11, effective 12/19/11. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  34.05 RCW and RCW
				  46.36.030 [RCW  47.36.030] . 05-23-003, §
				  468-95-045, filed 11/3/05, effective
				  12/4/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-95 - Manual on uniform traffic control devices for streets and highways › Section 468-95-075 - Higher fines signs and plaque (R2-6P, R2-10, and R2-11)

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Pursuant to
				RCW
				 46.61.527, amend Paragraph 01 to Option in
				MUTCD Section 2B.17 to read:
Option:
If increased fines are imposed for traffic violations within a
				designated zone of a roadway, a BEGIN HIGHER FINES ZONE (R2-10) sign (see
				Figure 2B-3) or a FINES HIGHER (R2-6P) plaque (see Figure 2B-3) may be used to
				provide notice to road users. If used, the HIGHER FINES plaque shall be mounted
				below an applicable regulatory or warning sign in a temporary traffic control
				zone, a school zone, or other applicable designated zone.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  47.36.030. 11-23-101, § 468-95-075,
				  filed 11/18/11, effective 12/19/11.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-95 - Manual on uniform traffic control devices for streets and highways › Section 468-95-085 - Two-way left turn only signs (R3-9a, R3-9b)

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Pursuant to
				RCW
				 46.61.290(3), amend
				Paragraph 01 to Option and Paragraph 02 Support in MUTCD Section 2B.24 with the
				following:
Option:
Two-way left turn only (R9-3a or R9-3b) signs (see Figure 2B-6)
				may be used in conjunction with the required pavement markings where a
				nonreversible lane is reserved for the exclusive use of left-turning vehicles
				in either direction, or turning into the roadway, and is not used for passing,
				overtaking, or through travel.
Support:
Upon a roadway where a center lane has been provided by
				distinctive pavement markings for the use of vehicles turning left from either
				direction, no vehicles may turn left from any other lane. No vehicle may travel
				further than three hundred feet within the lane. A signal, either electric or
				manual, for indicating a left turn movement, shall be made at least one hundred
				feet before the actual left turn movement is made.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   47.36.030. 11-23-101, § 468-95-085,
				  filed 11/18/11, effective 12/19/11.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-95 - Manual on uniform traffic control devices for streets and highways › Section 468-95-120 - Traffic signal signs

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Pursuant to
				RCW
				 46.61.055, amend the Standard of MUTCD
				Section 2B.54 to read:
The NO TURN ON RED sign (R10-11a, R10-11b) shall be used to
				prohibit any right turn on red; or a left turn on red from a one-way or two-way
				street into a one-way street carrying traffic in the direction of the left
				turn.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   47.36.030. 11-23-101, § 468-95-120,
				  filed 11/18/11, effective 12/19/11. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  34.05 RCW and RCW
				  46.36.030 [RCW  47.36.030] . 05-23-003, §
				  468-95-120, filed 11/3/05, effective 12/4/05. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  34.05 RCW and
				  RCW
				   47.36.030. 03-06-053, § 468-95-120,
				  filed 2/28/03, effective 3/31/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-95 - Manual on uniform traffic control devices for streets and highways › Section 468-95-125 - Hill blocks view sign

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Delete Section 2C.18 and sign W7-6 from the
				MUTCD.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  47.36.030. 11-23-101, § 468-95-125,
				  filed 11/18/11, effective 12/19/11. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  34.05 RCW and RCW
				  46.36.030 [RCW  47.36.030] . 05-23-003, §
				  468-95-125, filed 11/3/05, effective
				  12/4/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-95 - Manual on uniform traffic control devices for streets and highways › Section 468-95-131 - Bridge ices before road sign

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Delete paragraph 05 from Section 2C.32 and sign W8-13 from the
				MUTCD.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   47.36.030. 11-23-101, § 468-95-131,
				  filed 11/18/11, effective 12/19/11. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  34.05 RCW and RCW
				  46.36.030 [RCW  47.36.030] . 05-23-003, §
				  468-95-131, filed 11/3/05, effective
				  12/4/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-95 - Manual on uniform traffic control devices for streets and highways › Section 468-95-136 - Advance traffic control signs (W3-1, W3-2, W3-3, W3-4)

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Add the following Option, Guidance, and Standard at the
				end of MUTCD Section 2C.36:
Option:
A RAMP METER AHEAD (W3-7) sign (see Figure 2C-6) may be used to
				warn road users that a freeway entrance ramp is metered and that they will
				encounter a ramp control signal (see Chapter 4I).
Guidance:
When ramp control signals are operated only during
				certain periods of the day, a RAMP METERED WHEN FLASHING (W3-8) sign (see
				Figure 2C-6) should be installed near the entrance to the ramp in advance of
				the ramp control signal, or on the arterial on the approach to the ramp, to
				alert road users to the presence and operation of ramp meters.
Standard: The RAMP METERED WHEN FLASHING sign shall be
				supplemented with a warning beacon (see Section 4L.03) that flashes when the
				ramp control signal is in operation.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  47.36.030. 11-23-101, § 468-95-136,
				  filed 11/18/11, effective 12/19/11.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-95 - Manual on uniform traffic control devices for streets and highways › Section 468-95-138 - Advance ramp control signal signs (W3-7 and W3-8)

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Delete MUTCD Section 2C.37.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  47.36.030. 11-23-101, § 468-95-138,
				  filed 11/18/11, effective 12/19/11.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-95 - Manual on uniform traffic control devices for streets and highways › Section 468-95-140 - Signing to regional shopping centers

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Pursuant to
				RCW
				 47.36.270, a regional shopping center may be
				signed as a supplemental guide sign destination from state highways in
				accordance with the applicable sections of MUTCD Part 2 Chapter 2D, Guide Signs
				- Conventional Roads, and MUTCD Part 2 Chapter 2E Guide Signs - Freeways and
				Expressways, and in accordance with subsections (1) through (8) of this
				section.
(1) There shall be at least
			 500,000 square feet of retail floor space;
(2) There shall be at least three major
			 department stores owned by national or regional retail chain
			 organizations;
(3) The center shall
			 be located within one highway mile of the state highway;
(4) The center shall generate at least 9,000
			 daily one-way vehicle trips to the center;
(5) Sufficient sign space as specified in the
			 MUTCD shall be available for installation;
(6) Supplemental follow-through directional
			 signing is required on county roads or city streets at key motorist decision
			 points, if the center is not clearly visible from the point of exit from the
			 state highway. The required supplemental follow-through directional signs shall
			 be installed by the city or county prior to the installation of signs on the
			 state highway;
(7) Signing on the
			 state highway to a county road or city street that bears the name of the
			 regional shopping center fulfills the statutory requirements for signing to
			 those centers;
(8) The costs of
			 materials and labor for fabricating, installing, and maintaining regional
			 shopping center signs shall be borne by the center.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  47.36.030. 11-23-101, § 468-95-140,
				  filed 11/18/11, effective 12/19/11. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  34.05 RCW and RCW
				  46.36.030 [RCW  47.36.030] . 05-23-003, §
				  468-95-140, filed 11/3/05, effective 12/4/05. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  34.05 RCW and
				  RCW
				  47.36.030. 03-06-053, § 468-95-140,
				  filed 2/28/03, effective 3/31/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-95 - Manual on uniform traffic control devices for streets and highways › Section 468-95-143 - Street name sign (D3-1)

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Amend the fourth guidance, paragraph 07 of MUTCD Section 2D.43
				to read:
In urban or suburban areas, especially where Advanced Street
				name signs are not used, the use of overhead Street Name signs should be
				considered. If overhead Street Name signs are used, the lettering should be at
				least 12 inch upper-case with 9 inch lower case letters where posted speeds are
				40 mph or greater. For roads with posted speeds less than 40 mph, lettering
				should be 8 inch upper case letters with 6 inch lower case letters or greater
				for overhead Street Name signs. New construction should include the larger size
				letters for overhead signs. Internally illuminated signs may use smaller letter
				size.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  47.36.030. 11-23-101, § 468-95-143,
				  filed 11/18/11, effective 12/19/11. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  34.05 RCW and RCW
				  46.36.030 [RCW  47.36.030] . 05-23-003, §
				  468-95-143, filed 11/3/05, effective
				  12/4/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-95 - Manual on uniform traffic control devices for streets and highways › Section 468-95-145 - Regulatory signs for preferential lanes - General

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Amend MUTCD Section 2G.03, Paragraph 14, to read:
Where lateral clearance is limited, preferential lane
				regulatory signs that are post mounted on a median barrier and that are 72
				inches or less in width may be skewed up to 45 degrees in order to fit with the
				barrier width, or may be mounted higher such that the vertical clearance to the
				bottom of the sign, light fixture, or structural support, whichever is lowest,
				is not less than twelve feet above any portion of the pavement and
				shoulders.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  47.36.030. 11-23-101, § 468-95-145,
				  filed 11/18/11, effective 12/19/11.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-95 - Manual on uniform traffic control devices for streets and highways › Section 468-95-148 - Event signs, banners, and decorations

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Add a new MUTCD Chapter 2O to read:
Chapter 2O, Event Signs, Banners, and Decorations
Pursuant to
				RCW
				 47.36.030(3) and
				47.42.020(8), the
				department may permit signs, banners, or decorations visible to state highways
				that promote a local agency sponsored event in accordance with the applicable
				following criteria:
Standard: A. Signs, banners, and decorations shall not
				interfere or obstruct the view of any traffic control device or impair the
				operation of transportation management systems or street illumination. B. The
				sign, banner, or decoration shall not include commercial advertising as
				determined by the department. C. Signs, banners, or decorations shall be
				mounted not less than 20 vertical feet above the roadway surface measured at
				any point. D. Signs, banners, or decorations shall not be visible from
				Interstate highways, or other state highways having a posted speed limit of 50
				miles per hour or greater. E. Signs, banners, or decorations shall be installed
				no more than 30 days before and removed no more than 3 days after the local
				agency sponsored event.
Option:
Along multi-lane state highways a sign, banner, or decoration
				may be mounted vertically on luminaire posts subject to meeting wind load
				requirements specified by the department.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  47.36.030. 11-23-101, § 468-95-148,
				  filed 11/18/11, effective 12/19/11. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  34.05 RCW and RCW
				  46.36.030 [RCW  47.36.030] . 05-23-003, §
				  468-95-148, filed 11/3/05, effective
				  12/4/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-95 - Manual on uniform traffic control devices for streets and highways › Section 468-95-160 - Other yellow longitudinal markings

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Pursuant to
				RCW
				 46.61.150, amend paragraph 06 of MUTCD
				Section 3B.03 to read:
If a continuous median island formed by pavement markings
				separating travel in opposite directions is used, the island may be formed by
				two single normal solid yellow lines, a combination of two single normal solid
				yellow lines with yellow crosshatching between the lines with a total width not
				less than eighteen inches, two sets of double solid yellow lines, or a solid
				yellow line not less than eighteen inches in width. All other markings in the
				median island area shall be yellow, except crosswalk markings, which shall be
				white (see Section
3B.18).
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  47.36.030. 11-23-101, § 468-95-160,
				  filed 11/18/11, effective 12/19/11. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  34.05 RCW and RCW
				  46.36.030 [RCW  47.36.030] . 05-23-003, §
				  468-95-160, filed 11/3/05, effective 12/4/05. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  34.05 RCW and
				  RCW
				  47.36.030. 03-06-053, § 468-95-160,
				  filed 2/28/03, effective 3/31/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-95 - Manual on uniform traffic control devices for streets and highways › Section 468-95-190 - Pavement edge lines and raised pavement markers supplementing other markings

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Pursuant to
				RCW
				 47.36.280, the Standard in MUTCD Section
				3B.07, is revised to read:
Edge lines shall be used on all interstate highways,
				rural multilane divided highways, all principal arterials and minor arterials
				within urbanized areas, except when curb or sidewalk exists, and may be used on
				other classes of roads. A jurisdiction shall conform to these requirements at
				such time that it undertakes to renew or install permanent markings on new or
				existing roadways. The edge lines shall be white, except that the edge lines
				shall be yellow on the left edge of each roadway of divided streets and
				highways and one-way roadway in the direction of travel.
Edge line markings shall also be placed on paved rural
				arterials with a traveled way of
20 feet or more in width and an
				ADT of 6,000 or greater vehicles per day.
These standards shall be in effect, as provided in this
				section, unless the legislative authority of the local governmental body finds
				that special circumstances exist affecting vehicle and pedestrian safety that
				warrant a site-specific variance.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  47.36.030. 11-23-101, § 468-95-190,
				  filed 11/18/11, effective 12/19/11. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  34.05 RCW and RCW
				  46.36.030 [RCW  47.36.030] . 05-23-003, §
				  468-95-190, filed 11/3/05, effective 12/4/05. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  34.05 RCW and
				  RCW
				  47.36.030. 03-06-053, § 468-95-190,
				  filed 2/28/03, effective 3/31/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-95 - Manual on uniform traffic control devices for streets and highways › Section 468-95-200 - Approach markings for obstructions

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Amend paragraph 01 of MUTCD Section 3B.10 to read:
Pavement markings shall be used to guide traffic away
				from fixed obstructions within a paved roadway. Approach markings for bridge
				supports, refuge islands, median islands, toll plazas, and channelization
				islands (except channelization islands formed by paint stripes or raised
				pavement markers) shall consist of a diagonal line or lines extending from the
				center line or the lane line to a point
1 to 2
feet
				to the right side, or to both sides, of the approach end of the obstruction
				(see Figure
3B-15).
Amend paragraph 07 of MUTCD Section 3B.10 to read:
If traffic is required to pass only to the right of the
				obstruction, the markings shall consist of a no-pass marking, approaching the
				obstruction, at least twice the length of the diagonal portion as determined by
				the appropriate taper formula (see Figure
3B-15).
Modify MUTCD Figure 3B-15, Item a - Center of two-lane road, to
				show a single no-pass marking on the approach to the
				obstruction.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  47.36.030. 11-23-101, § 468-95-200,
				  filed 11/18/11, effective 12/19/11. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  34.05 RCW and
				  RCW
				  47.36.030. 03-06-053, § 468-95-200,
				  filed 2/28/03, effective 3/31/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-95 - Manual on uniform traffic control devices for streets and highways › Section 468-95-205 - Raised pavement markers supplementing other markings

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Pursuant to
				RCW
				 47.36.280, amend paragraph 03 of the Option
				in MUTCD Section 3B.13 to read:
Raised pavement markers may also be used to supplement other
				markings for channelizing islands or approaches to other objects. The general
				use of raised pavement markers along right edge lines is strongly discouraged
				because the markers can cause steering difficulties and make bicyclists lose
				control of their vehicles. Raised or recessed pavement markers may be used
				along right edge lines on the taper in lane transition sections, on approaches
				to objects, and within channelization at intersections. Raised or recessed
				pavement markers can only be used along right edge lines at other locations
				where an engineering study has determined that the markers are essential to
				preserving pedestrian, bicycle, and motor vehicle safety. At the initiation of
				the engineering study, local bicycling organizations, the regional member of
				the state bicycle advisory committee, or the WSDOT bicycle and pedestrian
				program manager shall be notified of the study for review and comment.
				Positioning and spacing of the markers in such cases must be determined by
				engineering judgment taking into consideration their effect on bicycle,
				pedestrian, and motor vehicle safety; and, where used, are spaced closely
				enough (no greater than 10 feet apart) to approximate the appearance of a solid
				line. Other applications of raised or recessed pavement markers along right
				edge lines of arterials are considered to be nonconforming with this section.
				Cities and counties shall remove their nonconforming raised or recessed
				pavement markers at the time that they prepare to resurface roadways, or
				earlier at their option.
These standards shall be in effect, as provided in this
				section, unless the legislative authority of the local governmental body finds
				that special circumstances exist affecting vehicle and pedestrian safety that
				warrant a site-specific variance.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  47.36.030. 11-23-101, § 468-95-205,
				  filed 11/18/11, effective 12/19/11. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  34.05 RCW and RCW
				  46.36.030 [RCW  47.36.030] . 05-23-003, §
				  468-95-205, filed 11/3/05, effective
				  12/4/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-95 - Manual on uniform traffic control devices for streets and highways › Section 468-95-210 - Raised pavement markers substituting for pavement markings

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Amend the first sentence in paragraph 03 of MUTCD Section 3B.14
				to read:
If raised pavement markers are substituted for broken
				line markings, a group of 3 to 5 markers equally spaced at no greater than N/8
				(see Section 3B.11), or at the one-third points of the line segment if N is
				other than
40 feet, with
at least one retroreflective
				or internally illuminated marker used per group.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  47.36.030. 11-23-101, § 468-95-210,
				  filed 11/18/11, effective 12/19/11. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  34.05 RCW and RCW
				  46.36.030 [RCW  47.36.030] . 05-23-003, §
				  468-95-210, filed 11/3/05, effective 12/4/05. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  34.05 RCW and
				  RCW
				  47.36.030. 03-06-053, § 468-95-210,
				  filed 2/28/03, effective 3/31/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-95 - Manual on uniform traffic control devices for streets and highways › Section 468-95-220 - Stop and yield lines

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Amend paragraphs 10 and 12 of MUTCD Section 3B.16 to
				read:
If used, stop line should be placed a minimum of 4 feet in
				advance of the nearest crosswalk line at controlled intersections. Yield lines
				at roundabout intersections as provided in Section 3C.04. In the absence of a
				marked crosswalk, the stop line or yield line should be placed at the desired
				stopping or yielding point, in no case less than 4 feet from the nearest edge
				of the intersecting roadway.
If used at an unsignalized midblock crosswalk, stop lines
				should be placed adjacent to the Stop Here for Pedestrians sign located 20 to
				50 feet in advance of the nearest crosswalk line, and parking should be
				prohibited in the area between the stop line and the crosswalk (see Figure
				3B-17).
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   47.36.030. 11-23-101, § 468-95-220,
				  filed 11/18/11, effective 12/19/11. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  34.05 RCW and RCW
				  46.36.030 [RCW  47.36.030] . 05-23-003, §
				  468-95-220, filed 11/3/05, effective 12/4/05. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  34.05 RCW and
				  RCW
				   47.36.030. 03-06-053, § 468-95-220,
				  filed 2/28/03, effective 3/31/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-95 - Manual on uniform traffic control devices for streets and highways › Section 468-95-230 - Crosswalk markings

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Amend paragraph 15 in MUTCD Section 3B.18 to read:
If used, the diagonal or longitudinal lines should form a
				24-inch wide marking pattern consisting of two 8-inch wide markings separated
				by an 8-inch wide gap or a 24-inch wide solid marking pattern. The marking
				patterns should be spaced 12 to 60 inches apart but with the maximum gap
				between marking patterns not to exceed 2.5 times the marking pattern width.
				Longitudinal marking patterns should be located to avoid the wheel paths and
				should be oriented parallel with the wheel paths.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  47.36.030. 11-23-101, § 468-95-230,
				  filed 11/18/11, effective 12/19/11. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  34.05 RCW and
				  RCW
				  47.36.030. 03-06-053, § 468-95-230,
				  filed 2/28/03, effective 3/31/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-95 - Manual on uniform traffic control devices for streets and highways › Section 468-95-235 - Preferential lane word and symbol markings

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Amend Section 3D.01 to include:
Option:
Preferential lane word and symbol markings may be offset up to
				a maximum of 1'0" from the center of the preferred-use lane to avoid vehicle
				wheel paths.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  47.36.030. 11-23-101, § 468-95-235,
				  filed 11/18/11, effective 12/19/11. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  34.05 RCW and RCW
				  46.36.030 [RCW  47.36.030] . 05-23-003, §
				  468-95-235, filed 11/3/05, effective
				  12/4/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-95 - Manual on uniform traffic control devices for streets and highways › Section 468-95-250 - Meaning of signal indications

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Pursuant to
				RCW
				 46.61.055, amend paragraph 03 in the Standard
				of MUTCD Section 4D.04, item C.1, to read:
Vehicle operators facing a steady circular red signal
				may, after stopping, proceed to make a right turn from a one-way or two-way
				street into a two-way street or into a one-way street carrying traffic in the
				direction of the right turn; or a left turn from a one-way or two-way street
				into a one-way street carrying traffic in the direction of the left turn;
				unless a sign posted by a competent authority prohibits such movement. Vehicle
				operators planning to make such turns shall remain stopped to allow other
				vehicles lawfully within or approaching the intersection control area to
				complete their movements. Vehicle operators planning to make such turns shall
				also remain stopped for pedestrians who are lawfully within the intersection
				control area.
Pursuant to
				RCW
				 46.61.055, amend the Standard of MUTCD
				Section 4D.04, item C.2, to read:
Vehicle operators facing a steady red arrow indication
				may, after stopping, proceed to make a right turn from a one-way or two-way
				street or into a one-way street carrying traffic in the direction of the right
				turn, or a left turn from a one-way street or two-way street into a one-way
				street carrying traffic in the direction of the left turn, unless a sign posted
				by a competent authority prohibits such movement. Vehicle operators planning to
				make such turns shall remain stopped to allow other vehicles lawfully within or
				approaching the intersection control area to complete their movements. Vehicle
				operators planning to make such turns shall also remain stopped for pedestrians
				who are lawfully within the intersection control area.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  47.36.030. 11-23-101, § 468-95-250,
				  filed 11/18/11, effective 12/19/11. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  34.05 RCW and RCW
				  46.36.030 [RCW  47.36.030] . 05-23-003, §
				  468-95-250, filed 11/3/05, effective 12/4/05. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  34.05 RCW and
				  RCW
				  47.36.030. 03-06-053, § 468-95-250,
				  filed 2/28/03, effective 3/31/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-95 - Manual on uniform traffic control devices for streets and highways › Section 468-95-260 - Application of steady signal indications

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Pursuant to
				RCW
				 46.61.055, amend the Standard of MUTCD
				Section 4D.05, item D, to read:
A steady RED ARROW signal indication shall be displayed
				when it is intended to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering the
				intersection or other controlled area to make the indicated turn when
				regulatory signing is in place prohibiting such movement. Pedestrians directed
				by a pedestrian signal head may enter the intersection or other controlled
				area.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  47.36.030. 11-23-101, § 468-95-260,
				  filed 11/18/11, effective 12/19/11. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  34.05 RCW and RCW
				  46.36.030 [RCW  47.36.030] . 05-23-003, §
				  468-95-260, filed 11/3/05, effective 12/4/05. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  34.05 RCW and
				  RCW
				  47.36.030. 03-06-053, § 468-95-260,
				  filed 2/28/03, effective 3/31/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-95 - Manual on uniform traffic control devices for streets and highways › Section 468-95-265 - Application of freeway entrance ramp control signals

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Add the following Guidance to the end of paragraph 03 in MUTCD
				Section 4I.01:
Capacities and demand/capacity relationships should be
				determined for each freeway section. The locations and causes of capacity
				restrictions and those sections where demand exceeds capacity should be
				identified. From these and other data, estimates should be made of desirable
				metering rates, probable reductions in the delay of freeway traffic, likely
				increases in delay to ramp traffic, and the potential impact on surface
				streets. The study should include an evaluation of the ramp's storage
				capacities for vehicles delayed at the signal, stopping sight distance
				approaching the ramp control signal, the impact of queued traffic on the local
				street intersection, and the availability of suitable alternate surface routes
				having adequate capacity to accommodate any additional traffic
				volume.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  47.36.030. 11-23-101, § 468-95-265,
				  filed 11/18/11, effective 12/19/11.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-95 - Manual on uniform traffic control devices for streets and highways › Section 468-95-270 - Meaning of lane-use control indications

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Pursuant to
				RCW
				 46.61.072, amend the Standard of MUTCD
				Section 4M.02, paragraph B, to read:
A steady YELLOW X or a flashing RED X means that a driver
				should prepare to vacate, in a safe manner, the lane over which the signal is
				located because a lane control change is being made, and to avoid occupying
				that lane when a steady RED X is displayed.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  47.36.030. 11-23-101, § 468-95-270,
				  filed 11/18/11, effective 12/19/11. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  34.05 RCW and RCW
				  46.36.030 [RCW  47.36.030] . 05-23-003, §
				  468-95-270, filed 11/3/05, effective 12/4/05. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  34.05 RCW and
				  RCW
				  47.36.030. 03-06-053, § 468-95-270,
				  filed 2/28/03, effective 3/31/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-95 - Manual on uniform traffic control devices for streets and highways › Section 468-95-280 - Operation of lane-use control signals

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Pursuant to
				RCW
				 46.61.072, in MUTCD Section 4M.04, amend the
				first sentence of paragraph 03 to read:
A moving condition in one direction shall be terminated
				either by the immediate display of a RED X signal indication or by a YELLOW X
				signal indication followed by a RED X signal indication or a flashing RED X
				indication followed by a RED X indication.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   47.36.030. 11-23-101, § 468-95-280,
				  filed 11/18/11, effective 12/19/11. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  34.05 RCW and RCW
				  46.36.030 [RCW  47.36.030] . 05-23-003, §
				  468-95-280, filed 11/3/05, effective 12/4/05. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  34.05 RCW and
				  RCW
				   47.36.030. 03-06-053, § 468-95-280,
				  filed 2/28/03, effective 3/31/03.