Section R17-3-808. Construction and Maintenance Standards; Sign- ing

A.      Under A.R.S. § 41-516, the Department or entity having juris- diction may allow a design exception effecting construction or maintenance in order to protect and enhance a special feature or unique resource of the designated road, based on engineer- ing judgment and the current standards of the American Asso- ciation of State Highway and Transportation Officials.

B.       The Department or entity having jurisdiction shall provide signing to identify the designated road, based on the current edition of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices adopted under A.R.S. § 28-641, and the following criteria:

1.        A logo associated with a sign that identifies a designated road shall not be used without PHSRAC’s written permis- sion.

2.        The Department shall provide signing identifying a desig- nated state highway depending on the level of fiscal con- straint and available funding.

3.        The Department shall not allow signing identifying a des- ignated road on an interstate highway.

4.        PHSRAC and the Director shall review any other signing related to identifying a designated road, such as historical markers, in order to ensure the signing conforms to Department standards and resource character of the road.

5.        A sign shall not visually interfere with or distract from an adjacent traffic control device, or the historic or scenic quality of an area.

6.        Signing identifying the designated road should be as close as practicable to the established termini. Within the designated road, signing shall be at least five miles apart. If the termini of the designated road are less than ten miles apart, no additional signing shall be installed within the designated road.

7.        If a designated road begins or ends at a point at a junction or intersection of another road, the signing for the desig- nated road shall be located beyond the junction and beyond any signing that is installed immediately after the junction or intersection. Signing for the designated road may be incorporated with or into advance guide signing for the other road if spacing allows.

8.        If an intersecting road is a designated road, and the begin- ning or end is not immediately adjacent to the junction or intersection, any signing shall be located only on the des- ignated road.

9.        If the Transportation Board deletes a road, the Depart- ment or entity having jurisdiction shall remove all desig- nation signing.

Historical Note

Adopted effective May 30, 1984 (Supp. 84-3). Amended

effective August 3, 1994 (Supp. 94-3). Section repealed; new Section made by final rulemaking at 10 A.A.R.

2073, effective July 6, 2004 (Supp. 04-2).