Revisions to Chapter 2D – Guide Signs for

Conventional Roads

Option to use all upper-case letters for place

names and street names is deleted

Guide signs should have no more than 3 lines of destination info

Provisions for use of pictographs on

guide signs

Exceeds maximum size, not official seal

Down arrows shall always be vertical and positioned directly over the

approximate center of each applicable lane

New guide signs forcircular intersections

Route and auxiliary signs combined on a

green background

For optional use above confirming assembly at the start of a route

Lane designation auxiliary signs

For dedicated or mandatory movement lanes only

A downward diagonal arrow auxiliary sign may be used at freeway entrances

M6-2a

D13-3a

Combination lane-use and destination overhead guide signs

Route shield may be used on a Street Name sign

Only alternatives to the green background color for Street Name signs are blue, brown, or white*

* A black legend shall be used if a white background is used, otherwise the legend color

shall be white

New table for letter heights on Street

Name signs

Recommended order of two street names on an Advance Street Name sign

On multi-lane conventional road approaches to interchanges, guide signs identifying the

direction of turn or lane to use for each ramp shall be provided

New option for advance entrance direction diagrammatic signs

Option to use alternative legends on FREEWAY ENTRANCE signs

New provisions for the design and use of community wayfinding

guide signs

Enhancement markers

Color coding

New provisions for the design and use of community wayfinding

guide signs

Incorrect arrow placement andorder of destinations

Not for primary destinations

Incorrect use of boundary sign, excessive info

• Use on freeways, expressways, or ramps not allowed

• Position of arrows, order and number of destinations

• Guidance on location of ped wayfinding

Guide signs for truck lanes, passing lanes, and climbing lanes

Slow vehicle turn-out advance guide sign