2000 MUTCD, Original, December 2000

This is not the most current version of the MUTCD. The current version is the 2009 Edition with Revision Numbers 1 and 2 incorporated dated May 2012.

Before you get into the specific types of amendments to the MUTCD Millennium Edition, take note of some format changes designed to make the publication much more user-friendly. For example, each Part will be printed separately in 3-ring binders, much easier to update. Redesigned text format in columns will help users identify STANDARDS - "shall" conditions; GUIDANCE - "should" conditions; OPTIONS - "may" conditions; and SUPPORT - descriptive and/or general information for designing, placing, and applying traffic control devices. Measurements are presented in both metric and English units. Tables rather than text illustrate various aspects of sign size and color.

You will also find new Sections and Sections with new names. A new numbering format eliminates the hyphen between Sections and subsections; 6A-2 is now 6A.02, for example. Additionally, each Part now carries a number designation (2) rather than a Roman numeral (II).

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COVER AND INTRODUCTION

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS

PART 2 - SIGNS

Chapter 2A - General Provisions and Standards

Chapter 2B - Regulatory Signs

Chapter 2C - Warning Signs

Chapter 2D - Conventional Signs

Chapter 2E - Freeways and Expressways

Chapters 2F - 2I

Chapter 2F - Specific Service Signs
Chapter 2G - Tourist-Oriented Directional Signs (TODS)
Chapter 2H - Recreational and Cultural Interest Area Signs
Chapter 2I - Emergency Management Signing

PART 3 - MARKINGS

PART 4 - TRAFFIC SIGNALS

PART 5 - LOW-VOLUME RURAL ROADS

PART 6 - TEMPORARY TRAFFIC CONTROL

Chapter 6A - 6G

Chapter 6A - Introduction
Chapter 6B - Fundamental Principles
Chapter 6C - Temporary Traffic Control Elements
Chapter 6D - Pedestrian and Worker Safety
Chapter 6E - Flagger Control
Chapter 6F - Temporary Traffic Control Zone Devices
Chapter 6G - Type of Temporary Traffic Control Zone Activities

Chapter 6H - Application of Devices

PART 7 - TRAFFIC CONTROLS FOR SCHOOL AREAS

PART 8 - TRAFFIC CONTROLS FOR HIGHWAY-RAIL GRADE CROSSINGS

PART 9 - TRAFFIC CONTROLS FOR BICYCLE FACILITIES

PART 10 - TRAFFIC CONTROLS FOR HIGHWAY-LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT GRADE CROSSINGS

APPENDIX A1

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