#Regulatory signs inform road users of install

Note: We do not install or maintain intersection Memorial or Dedication signs. These rectangular signs include street name signs and route number signs. The many signs that are seen on the road can be classified into four categories: Regulatory Signs - signs that gives notice to road users of traffic laws or. They include signal and stop ahead, merge, and crosswalk signs. Usually yellow and diamond-shaped, these signs warn the road user. They include stop, yield, parking, speed limit, no left turn, keep right, no turn on red, do not enter, truck route and exclusion, parking regulation and one-way signs. Usually rectangular, these signs inform the road user of a regulation. Signs fall into one of the following categories: Regulatory, Warning and Guide signs For all other sign requests, please click here.Shape Circular (Few exceptions to the shape and colour rules. Violating these signs is a criminal offence. To make such a request, please click on the links below. Regulatory / Mandatory Signs Regulatory or Mandatory signs are used to educate road users of specific laws and regulations in order to ensure traffic safety and flow. TP&T installs new signs when and where appropriate upon requests from residents or businesses. At all other times, please call the Cambridge Police Department at 61. missing 'STOP' sign, 'DO NOT ENTER' sign or 'ONE WAY' sign) please call our office directly at 61 during regular work hours. If the damaged or missing sign is an immediate public safety concern (i.e. TP&T maintains and installs over 2500 signs a year. If you believe a sign is missing, stolen, damaged or has been vandalized, please use Commonwealth Connect to report the issue you have observed. Posting too many signs reduces their effectiveness and creates clutter on our crowded sidewalks. Our goal is to post only signs that are useful and effective. Any sign that does not appear must still conform with Chapter 1A of the Manual. In general, we cannot post a sign that does not appear in this manual.

#Regulatory signs inform road users of manual

Signs that we use are governed by the Federal Highway Administration’s Manual on Uniform Control Devices (MUTCD, or The Manual), Part 2. Street signs provide regulations, warnings and guidance to all road users on public ways. Traffic, Parking & Transportation Department >.