SECTION: 10 14 53 TRAFFIC SIGNAGE
 
Criteria

  1. UFGS SECTION 10 14 53  TRAFFIC SIGNAGE
  2. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) , Section 6002
  3. Federal Sustainable Acquisition Items/Requirements
  4. DoD Green Procurement Policy (Aug 27 2004)
  5. DoD Green Procurement Strategy (Nov 2008)
  6. Army Green Procurement Policy (Nov 22 2006)
  7. Federal Acquisition Regulation, Part 23
  8. EPA Final Guidance on Environmentally Preferable Purchasing
  9. HJB Form 225 (JBLM Sustainable Acquisition Exception Form)
  10. UFC 1-200-2 (High Performance and Sustainable Buildings Requirements)
  11. ASA IE&E Sustainable Design and Development Policy (Jan 17 2017)
  12.  JBLM UFGS 10 14 53 TRAFFIC SIGNAGE.pdf
  13.  SDDCTEA Manual 55-17
  14. Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways (MUTCD)
Changes or Criteria Notes to Unified Facilities Guide Specifications (UFGS)
Paragraph # and Title (if any) Note to Designer Change Text
1.1 REFERENCE Add:
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (WSDOT)
-WSDOT M41-10       (2021) WSDOT Standard Specifications for Road, Bridge, and Municipal Construction
-WSDOT M21-01       (2018) WSDOT Standard Plans for Road, Bridge, and Municipal Construction
-WSDOT M55-05       (2020) WSDOT Sign Fabrication Manual
MILITARY SURFACE DEPLOYMENT AND DISTRIBUTION COMMAND TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING AGENCY
-SDDCTEA Manual 55-17     (2016) Better Military Traffic Engineering 		 
 
  		 
 
  		 

  
Design Requirements
 
All traffic signs shall comply with the most recent Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) and SDDCTEA Pam 55-17. The contractor shall test the reflectivity of the new signs and provide GPS location, sign designation, date and reflectivity data. Placement of the signs shall comply with MUTCD. The materials used shall conform to the Washington State Departments of Transportation (WSDOT) specification for reflectivity (ASTM D 4956, Types III, IV, VIII, IX, and XI). The aluminum sheeting used in fabricating the signs shall also conform to the WSDOT's specifications. The sign post shall be break away 1 3/4 inch square galvanized steel tubing in a 2 inch square galvanized steel socket. Do not place concrete around the socket in the ground. Treat all signs in the cantonment area as Urban Standard and all signs in the range/training area as Rural Standard.
 
Sign posts shall be breakaway unless approved otherwise by JBLM.
 
Projects that include new roads, shall also include street signage in the construction contract.
 
No construction fence or bollards shall be placed within the clear zone. If work is to be done on the roadway or within the clear zone, appropriate Temporary Traffic Control (Chapter 6, MUTCD) shall be implemented. Temporary Traffic Control measures must be inspected by the contractor at a minimum of once per day and more frequently as needed. Signs shall be cleaned as needed in order to promote safe travel through the work area. The contractor shall keep a log of the inspections and cleaning of signs. If the signs are to be used overnight, night time inspections will also be required.
 
All Street Name signs should have white retroreflective border and legend. The legend shall be mixed-case. The background color shall be retroreflective green.  Size of legend shall be as specified in MUTCD for speed and number of lanes per road. Sign shall have rounded corners and shall be bordered in white. The font to be used shall be Highway Gothic font D or C.
 
FEV, LEV, and HOV Signs

Contractors/AEs will not be allowed to use pavement marking or signs for Fuel Efficient Vehicles, Low Emission Vehicles or High Occupancy Vehicles, etc. for LEEDs points. No signs or pavement marking will be used for such parking. Instead, the contractors/AEs are encouraged to find other areas to gain LEED points.

 
Notes to Designers on Drawing Content
 
MUTCD
WSDOT Standard Plans
WSDOT Sign Fabrication Manual
SDDCTEA Manual 55-17
 
Standard Details
 
Sign Installation Details (R-22)

 
Applicable Points of Contact
Design Standards