N.J. Admin. Code § 16:27-3.1 - Standards

(a) The basic principles concerning the design and usage of traffic control devices are governed by the MUTCD. The MUTCD is adopted by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) as a national standard for all classes of highways. All decisions made pursuant to this chapter, with regard to traffic control devices, shall be based on the MUTCD as provided by 39:4-120 and 39:4-183.2 7.

(b) The MUTCD is available in electronic format from the FHWA at http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/.

(c) The MUTCD is available in book form or as a compact disk from the following organizations:

1. American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) at: https://bookstore.transportation.org/;

2. Institute of Traffic Engineers (ITE) at: http://www.ite.org; and

3. American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA) at: http://www.atssa.com/ATSSA-Store/Product-Manual#/storefront/.

Notes

N.J. Admin. Code § 16:27-3.1

Amended by R.2001 d.68, effective 2/20/2001.
See: 32 N.J.R. 4237(a), 33 N.J.R. 683(b).
In (c), substituted "public comments" for "complaints, suggestions".
Amended by R.2006 d.281, effective 8/7/2006.
See: 38 N.J.R. 1164(a), 38 N.J.R. 3179(a).
Section was "Requirements". Rewrote the section.
Amended by R.2014 d.028, effective 2/3/2014.
See: 45 N.J.R. 1947(a), 46 N.J.R. 301(b).
Rewrote the introductory paragraph of (a); and in (c)1 through (c)3, updated the website addresses. Amended by 53 N.J.R. 641(a), effective 4/19/2021