Sign Retroreflectivity - A Minnesota Toolkit

Sign Retroreflectivity - A Minnesota Toolkit - Updated

Status: Complete
Report Date: 11/04/2014

Summary:

The Minnesota LRRB has developed this Sign Retroreflectivity Toolkit, designed to provide local governments, especially small cities and townships, with guidance on FHWA’s sign retroreflectivity requirement as well as resources they can use to meet this requirement. Current federal requirement: By June 13th, 2014 - Public agencies or officials having jurisdiction shall use an assessment or management method that is designed to maintain sign retroreflectivity at or above the minimum levels in Table 2A-3. The toolkit includes a variety of resources: • Know Your Retro – Maintaining Traffic Sign Retroreflectivity (FHWA-SA-07-020) • 2014 Traffic Sign Retroreflective Sheeting Identification Guide (FHWA-SA-14-022) • MN MUTCD Requirements – Official Minimum Retroreflectivity Requirements in Minnesota. • Sign Assessment and Management Methods fact sheets Appendix A: Examples of Sign Inventory/Inspection Forms Appendix B: Examples of Sign Policies Appendix C: Examples of Sign Management Agreements

Final Deliverables:

Sign Retroreflectivity - A Minnesota Toolkit - Updated (Guidebook #2014RIC22)
Updated Guide Helps Agencies Meet FHWA Sign Maintenance Requirements (Research Summary)

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Project Personnel:

Principal Investigator: Michael Marti
Co-Principal Investigator: Renae Kuehl
Technical Liaison: Michael Sheehan
Project Coordinator: Clark Moe
Panel Members:
    Barb Swanson - League of Mn Cities
    Carla Stueve - Hennepin County
    Chuck DeWolf - Bolton & Menk
    Curt Bolles - Olmsted County Public Works
    Dan Sauve - Clearwater County Hwy Dept
    David Enblom - Cass County Engr./Dept. of Public Works
    David Fricke - Minnesota Assoc. of Townships, Exec. Dir
    Glenn Olson - Director of Public Works/City Engineer
    Howard Preston - Stonebrooke Engineering
    Jeffrey Adolphson - Wadena County Highway Dept
    Joe Gustafson - Washington County Public Works - Engineer
    Kenneth Schroepfer - Maintenance
    Kristi Sebastian - FHWA - Minnesota Division Office
    Mark Vizecky - State Aid for Local Transp
    Michael Marti - SRF Consulting Group Inc.
    Renae Kuehl - SRF Consulting Group, Inc.
    Robert Hall - Crow Wing County
    Roger Risser - Watonwan County Engineer
    Shane Nelson -
    Steven Kubista - Chippewa/Lac Qui Parle County
    Susan Miller - SRF
    Tim Plath - City of Eagan - Engineer
    Victor Lund - St. Louis County Public Works - Engineer