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Proposed Revision 2009 MUTCD
        Clean Text Version of the Proposed Table I-2. Target Compliance Dates Established by the FHWA
        
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| 2009 MUTCD Section Number(s) | 2009 MUTCD Section Title | Specific Provision | Compliance Date | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 2A.08 | Maintaining Minimum Retroreflectivity | Implementation and continued use of an assessment or management method that is designed to maintain regulatory and warning sign retroreflectivity at or above the established minimum levels (see Paragraph 2) | 2 years from the effective date of this revision of the 2009 MUTCD | 
| 2A.19 | Lateral Offset | Crashworthiness of sign supports on roads with posted speed limit of 50 mph or higher (see Paragraph 2) | January 17, 2013 (date established in the 2000 MUTCD) | 
| 2B.40 | ONE WAY Signs (R6-1, R6-2) | New requirements in the 2009 MUTCD for the number and locations of ONE WAY signs (see Paragraphs 4, 9, and 10) | December 31, 2019 | 
| 2C.06 through 2C.14 | Horizontal Alignment Warning Signs | Revised requirements in the 2009 MUTCD regarding the use of various horizontal alignment signs (see Table 2C-5) | December 31, 2019 | 
| 2E.31, 2E.33, and 2E.36 | Plaques for Left-Hand Exits | New requirement in the 2009 MUTCD to use E1-5aP and E1-5bP plaques for left-hand exits | December 31, 2014 | 
| 4D.26 | Yellow Change and Red Clearance Intervals | New requirement in the 2009 MUTCD that durations of yellow change and red clearance intervals shall be determined using engineering practices (see Paragraphs 3 and 6) | 5 years from the effective date of this revision of the 2009 MUTCD, or when timing adjustments are made to the individual intersection and/or corridor, whichever occurs first | 
| 4E.06 | Pedestrian Intervals and Signal Phases | New requirement in the 2009 MUTCD that the pedestrian change interval shall not extend into the red clearance interval and shall be followed by a buffer interval of at least 3 seconds (see Paragraph 4) | 5 years from the effective date of this revision of the 2009 MUTCD, or when timing adjustments are made to the individual intersection and/or corridor, whichever occurs first | 
| 6D.03* | Worker Safety Considerations | New requirement in the 2009 MUTCD that all workers within the right-of-way shall wear high-visibility apparel (see Paragraphs 4, 6, and 7) | December 31, 2011 | 
| 6E.02* | High-Visibility Safety Apparel | New requirement in the 2009 MUTCD that all flaggers within the right-of-way shall wear high-visibility apparel | December 31, 2011 | 
| 7D.04* | Uniform of Adult Crossing Guards | New requirement in the 2009 MUTCD for high-visibility apparel for adult crossing guards | December 31, 2011 | 
| 8B.03, 8B.04 | Grade Crossing (Crossbuck) Signs and Supports | Retroreflective strip on Crossbuck sign and support (see Paragraph 7 in Section 8B.03 and Paragraphs 15 and 18 in Section 8B.04) | December 31, 2019 | 
| 8B.04 | Crossbuck Assemblies with YIELD or STOP Signs at Passive Grade Crossings | New requirement in the 2009 MUTCD for the use of STOP or YIELD signs with Crossbuck signs at passive grade crossings | December 31, 2019 | 
* MUTCD requirement is a result of a congressional mandate.
Note: All compliance dates occuring after January 31, 2011 that were previously published in the MUTCD and that do not appear in this table have been deleted.
