Maryland Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices - 2011 Edition

The Maryland Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MdMUTCD) is the combined document of the national set of traffic control device standards and guidance promulgated by Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) rulemaking on December 16, 2009 and Maryland Supplement to the MUTCD. The BLUE text identifies modifications or additions to the Federal MUTCD. The text is identified throughout the MdMUTCD as Standard, Guidance, Option or Support based on the application. Click HERE to access the previous version of MdMUTCD: 2006 EDITION REV-1, July 2009).

Note on Traffic Control Devices

The 2011 Maryland MUTCD prohibited the use of pedestrian hybrid beacons (formerly known as HAWK signals), R10-25 signs (which are used with pedestrian hybrid beacons), and purple solid longitudinal markings at toll plazas. These traffic control devices have Interim Approval for use in Maryland since November 1, 2017:

All provisions of the 2011 Maryland MUTCD that prohibit the use of these three devices are superseded. Pages from the 2009 FHWA MUTCD associated with these devices will be indicated below in the document index and can be viewed or downloaded separately.

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Note on Format

  • Bulleted links are downloadable components of the manual other than topic information that include the cover, notes, table of contents, introduction and appendices and a complete all-in-one downloadable manual.

  • Numerically marked links are complete topic sections of the manual with chapters.

  • Alphabetically marked links are chapters within topic sections.

Document Index

  1. General
    1. General
  2. Signs
    1. General
    2. Regulatory Signs, Barricades, and Gates
      2009 Reversion:  R10-25 signs, as described in Section 2B.52 of the 2009 FHWA MUTCD
    3. Warning Signs and Object Markers
    4. Guide Signs for Conventional Roads
    5. Guide Signs for Freeways and Expressways
    6. Toll Highway Signs
    7. Preferential and Managed Lane Signs
    8. General Information Signs
    9. General Service Signs
    10. Specific Service (Logo) Signs
    11. Tourist-Oriented Generator Directional Signs
    12. Changeable Message Signs
    13. Recreational and Cultural Interest Area Signs
    14. Emergency Management Signing
  3. Markings
    1. General
    2. Pavement and Curb Markings
    3. Roundabout Markings
    4. Markings for Preferential Lanes
    5. Markings for Toll Plazas
      2009 Reversion:  Purple solid longitudinal pavement markings, as described in Chapter 3E of the 2009 FHWA MUTCD
    6. Delineators
    7. Colored Pavements
    8. Channelizing Devices Used for Emphasis of Pavement Marking Patterns
    9. Islands
    10. Rumble Strip Markings
  4. Highway Traffic Signals
    1. General
    2. Traffic Control Signals—General
    3. Traffic Control Signal Needs Studies
    4. Traffic Control Signal Features
    5. Pedestrian Control Features
    6. Pedestrian Hybrid Beacons
      2009 Reversion:  Pedestrian Hybrid Beacons, as described in Chapter 4F of the 2009 FHWA MUTCD
    7. Traffic Control Signals for Emergency-Vehicle Access
    8. Traffic Control Signals for One-Lane, Two-Way Facilities
    9. Traffic Control Signals for Freeway Entrance Ramps
    10. Traffic Control for Movable Bridges
    11. Highway Traffic Signals at Toll Plazas
    12. Flashing Beacons
    13. Lane-use Control Signals
    14. In-Roadway Lights
  5. Traffic Control Devices for Low-Volume Roads
    1. General
    2. Regulatory Signs
    3. Warning Signs
    4. Guide Signs
    5. Markings
    6. Traffic Control for Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
    7. Temporary Traffic Control Zones
    8. Traffic Control for School Areas
  6. Temporary Traffic Control
    1. General
    2. Fundamental Principles
    3. Temporary Traffic Control Elements
    4. Pedestrian and Worker Safety
    5. Flagger Control
    6. Temporary Traffic Control Zone Devices
    7. Type of Temporary Traffic Control Zone Activities
    8. Typical Applications
    9. Control of Traffic Through Traffic Incident Management Areas
  7. Traffic Control for School Areas
    1. General
    2. Signs
    3. Markings
    4. Crossing Supervision
  8. Traffic Control for Railroad and Light Rail Transit Grade Crossings
    1. General
    2. Signs and Markings
    3. Flashing-Light Signals, Gates, and Traffic Control Signals
    4. Pathway Grade Crossings
           
  9. Traffic Control for Bicycle Facilities
    1. General
    2. Signs
    3. Markings
    4. Signals
  • Appendices
    1. Congressional Legislation
    2. Metric Conversions