27 CAR § 132-102. Signs installed by the Arkansas Department of Transportation

Signs installed by the Arkansas Department of Transportation: (1) Adopt-A-Highway. Allowed by memorandum from Assistant Chief Engineer – Operations dated June 12, 1987; (2) Adopt-A-Spot. Allowed by memorandum from Assistant Chief Engineer – Operations dated February 9, 1996; (3) Wildflower Routes; (4) City limits. (A)(i) The Arkansas Department of Transportation typically erects and maintains city limit signs on all state highways other than freeways. (ii) These signs are generally erected where motorists first encounter the corporate boundaries of the city on both sides of the roadway. Signs for incorporated cities show the most current population as established by the United States Bureau of the Census. (iii) Signs for unincorporated towns and communities shown on official State Highway Maps or County Maps show only the name of the town or community. (B) Cities may furnish, install, and maintain city limit signs in lieu of the standard signs installed by the Arkansas Department of Transportation provided the criteria as set forth in 27 CAR § 132-103 is followed; (5) Community limits. The community must be shown on the current Arkansas Department of Transportation State Highway Map or on Arkansas Department of Transportation County Maps; (6) County lines. (A) These are installed at all county lines on all highways. (B) Counties may furnish, install, and maintain county line signs in lieu of the standard signs installed by the Arkansas Department of Transportation provided the criteria as set forth in 27 CAR § 132-103 is followed; (7) Log mile markers. Markers will be maintained on the interstates and interstate type roadways and at bridge ends on other roads; (8) Bridge vertical clearances. (A) By Arkansas Code § 27-35-207, the maximum height of any vehicle on state highways is thirteen feet, six inches (13’ 6”), unless a greater height is authorized by a special permit issued. (B) According to Maintenance Memorandum 95-10, “It shall be Department policy to post the actual clearance of all bridges that have a vertical roadway clearance of 15’-0” or less.” (C) In addition, changes in vertical clearances due to maintenance activities should be measured by the district bridge inspector and reported to the Bridge Division and Permits Section as soon as possible. Bridges whose vertical clearance has been reduced to fifteen feet (15’) or less shall be posted; (9) Cultural interest. (A) Historic districts. (i) Signing for historic districts are classified as supplemental signs and should not be considered unless sufficient longitudinal space exists to accommodate the placement of the sign without interfering or conflicting with necessary regulatory warning or guide signs. (ii) Signing for historic districts, where permitted, should be located in advance of the intersecting, nonfreeway type road that provides the direct and best route to the district from the nearest state highway. If the historic district is on a state highway, signs may be warranted on the nearest state highway intersecting that route. (iii) Secondary signing, if needed, on city streets is the responsibility of the city. Historic district signing on state highways is not to be installed until the required secondary signing is in place. (iv) The historic district must be open to the public twelve (12) months per year. The historic district must be listed as an official district by the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. (B) Arts centers. Regional and statewide centers. Allowed on nonfreeways except for downtown Little Rock attraction type sign. (C) Convention centers. City, county, or state. Allowed on nonfreeways except for downtown Little Rock attraction type sign. (D) Fairgrounds. County, district, or state. Only state fairgrounds signed on freeways. (E) Governor’s Mansion, Old State House, Historic Arkansas Museum. Installed as requested by the City of Little Rock. (F) Historical markers. Must have a monument, marker, or interpretive panel describing the historical significance of the location and must be accessible for recreational vehicles and have adequate, safe parking off freeway only. (G) Libraries. Upon request by the library if sign locations are acceptable to the Arkansas Department of Transportation. Nonfreeway facilities only. (H) Museums (city, county, and state). Upon request, if they are open most of the time. Signs on freeways limited to those museums operated as a state park by the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism. (I) Racetracks (Hot Springs and West Memphis). Signs on freeways based on AASHTO Guidelines for Major Recreation Areas; (10) Educational facilities. (A) Higher education facilities. (i) Legislative acts: (a) Acts 1979, No. 584; (b) Acts 1979, No. 803; and (c) Acts 1991, No. 1244. (ii) Currently the following classify as higher education facilities: (a) Colleges and universities; (b) Community colleges; (c) Technical colleges; (d) Technical institutes; and (e) Vocational technical schools. (iii) Private, for-profit institutions are not eligible for guide signs on any facility of the highway system. (iv) Freeway. (a) Institutions must be either a four-year public university or a two-year public college as defined by the Division of Higher Education or the Division of Career and Technical Education, or a private, nonprofit institution that is a member of Arkansas’s Independent Colleges and Universities. Satellite facilities of greater institutions are not eligible for signs on freeways. There are three (3) satellite facilities in this category with signs on the interstate that are grandfathered in: (1) University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College South Campus; (2) Arkansas State University-Beebe and Arkansas State University-Searcy; and (3) Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus. (b) Institutions located in a city adjacent to a freeway must have a minimum on-campus enrollment of five hundred (500) students. (c) Institutions not located in a city adjacent to a freeway must have a minimum on-campus enrollment of five hundred (500) students plus one hundred (100) students for each mile the institution is located from a freeway. For example, an institution located thirty (30) miles from a freeway would need a minimum enrollment of three thousand five hundred (3,500) students to qualify. (d) A formal request for freeway signing must be made by the institution. This policy shall not result in the removal of any existing regulatory signs. (v) Nonfreeway. (a) As requested. (b) Satellite facilities of greater institutions will qualify for signage if the site offers multiple programs of study and has student administrative support services on-site. (B) Arkansas School for the Blind/Arkansas School for the Deaf. I-630 only. (C) Agricultural Experiment Stations. Nonfreeways only; (11) Law enforcement related. (A) Beware of Hitchhikers. Restricted to prison areas. (B) County Sheriff’s Office. As requested for new facilities not located on state highways. (C) Division of Correction. As requested. (D) Division of Community Correction. As requested. (E) Regional detention facilities. As requested when not located on state highways. (F) Speed Enforced by Aircraft. Request from the Division of Arkansas State Police. (G) Speed Limits Strictly Enforced. Placed at the state lines on the interstate system. (H) Division of Arkansas State Police Headquarters. As requested by the Division of Arkansas State Police; (12) Logo signing. Logo signs are installed and maintained by the Maintenance Division. Permits are issued by the Beautification Unit of the Right of Way Division; (13) Public attractions signs (downtown Little Rock/North Little Rock only). (A) Attractions signs on I-630 and I-30. (B) They must be owned or funded, in part, by the city, must have adequate parking, must have modern sanitary facilities, must be of regional significance, and cannot otherwise qualify for supplemental guide signs. (C) They must be recommended for signing by the city and receive concurrence from the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism; (14) Tourist-oriented directional signs (TODS). Allowed by Maintenance Memorandum No. 2005-1 from State Maintenance Engineer dated February 11, 2005; (15) Wayfinding Program; (16) General service signs; (17) Commemorative and memorial signing. Installed and maintained by the Arkansas Department of Transportation: (A) Jonathan Barnett Highway. U.S. 412 from the Oklahoma line to Hwy. 59; (B) Eisenhower Memorial Highways. Interstate welcome centers and rest areas; (C) Heritage Trail System. Arkansas Code §§ 13-14-101 – 13-14-105. As requested by the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism; (D) Hickerson Freeway. Hwy. 245 (future I-49) from the Louisiana line to I-30; (E) Highway of Hope. Arkansas Code § 27-67-220. U.S. 67 and Hwy. 7 between Hope and Hot Springs; (F) Rock ‘n’ Roll Highway 67. Arkansas Code § 27-67-223. U.S. 67 in Jackson County, Lawrence County, and Randolph County; (G) John Paul Hammerschmidt Highway. Arkansas Code § 27-67-219. I-540 from I-40 to the Missouri line; (H) National Purple Heart Trail. I-30, I-40, I-430, I-540, and U.S. 63; (I) Trail of Tears. As requested by the National Park Service; (J) Traffic Fatality Memorials. Allowed per current guidelines; (K) Veterans Memorial Highways. I-40 from the Oklahoma line to the Tennessee line; (L) Wiley A. Branton, Sr. Highway. I-530 – Pine Bluff bypass; (M) State Trooper Memorial Mile. Various locations determined by the Division of Arkansas State Police; (N) Gold Star Families Highway. Arkansas Code § 27-67-225. (i) Hwy. 163 in Cross County from Hwy. 42 north to the Poinsett County line. (ii) I-630 in Little Rock from I-30 to I-430; (O) Bobby Hopper Highway. Hwy. 62 from its junctions with Hwy. 62B east and west of Cotter; (P) Delta Rhythm & Bayous Highway. Arkansas Code § 27-67-226. U.S. Hwy. 65 from Pine Bluff south to the Louisiana line; (Q) Delta Music Trail. Arkansas Code § 27-67-227. (i) Hwy. 17 from Dyess to Wilson, “Johnny Cash Memorial Highway”. (ii) Hwy. 17 from Cotton Plant to Brinkley, “Sister Rosetta Tharpe Memorial Highway”. (iii) U.S. Hwy. 49 from Marvell to Helena, “Levon Helm Memorial Highway”. (iv) U.S. Hwy. 49 from Brinkley to Marvel, “Louis Jordan Memorial Highway”. (v) U.S. Hwy. 61 from West Memphis to Blytheville, “Americana Music Highway”; and (R) True Grit Trail. Arkansas Code § 27-67-229. Hwy. 22 from Dardanelle west to Fort Smith; (18) National Forest Recreational Areas. (A) Erected by the Arkansas Department of Transportation upon request from the United States Forest Service. (B) Paid for by the United States Forest Service; (19) Scenic Highways/Byways. (A) Scenic Highways. Signed using the square blue and white “Scenic” sign. Arkansas Code § 27-67-203. (B) Scenic Byways. Signed using the round “Arkansas Scenic Byway” sign; (20) Specific interest. (A) Airports. (i) Freeways. Major airports with regularly scheduled passenger service. (ii) Nonfreeways. Signed with the Information Symbol Sign (I-5). (B) Arkansas Wine Country Trail. Authorized by Arkansas Code § 27-67-224. (C) Amateur Radio Operator. Authorized by Arkansas Code § 27-67-221. No signs have been installed at this time. (D) Business District. As requested, approval required. (E) Buckle Up It’s The Law. Installed at borders, welcome centers, and rest areas. (F) Hospitals and emergency medical services. (i) Must be a certified trauma center as defined by the Department of Health or have a dedicated emergency department capable of handling trauma situations. (ii) The facilities must have a physician on duty twenty-four (24) hours per day, seven (7) days per week, and must be equipped for radio communication with emergency medical services (EMS) and other hospitals. (iii) Emergency departments located in a facility that also provides in-patient services shall be signed with D9-2 “H” signs. (iv) Off-campus emergency departments shall be signed with D9-13 “Emergency Medical Services” signs with a D9-13cP “Emergency Medical Care” supplemental plaque. (v) Signs with hospital names are allowed only on freeways in urban areas when requested by a facility with emergency medical services and in-patient treatment capabilities. (G) Industrial parks. As requested, approval required. (H) Landfill/recycling center. Public facilities as requested when not located on state highways (nonfreeway only). (I) Litter signs. Installed as needed; (21) Special recognition. (A) Main Street Arkansas Community. As requested by the Main Street Program of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism. (B) Volunteer Community of the Year. (i) Requested by the Department of Volunteerism of the Department of Human Services to give special recognition to selected cities. (ii) In general, these signs will be removed if they are over four (4) years old; (22) State parks/national parks. (A) Freeways. (i) The annual attendance should be a minimum of one hundred thousand (100,000) people. (ii) The maximum distance from the interstate interchange to the park should be twenty-five (25) miles. (iii) The park entrance road should connect directly to the numbered highway, which intersects with the freeway. (iv) Mileage and/or information signing should be provided at the interchange crossroad and the route to the park should be adequately signed by trailblazers. (B) Nonfreeways. Information signing should be provided on the highway at the park entrance or in some cases at the highway that connects directly to the park; (23) Buffalo River signs. (A) Requested by the National Park Service. (B) Major recreational areas and access points are signed. (C) Signs on I-40 at Conway and Russellville provided at the request of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism; (24) City parks and county parks. (A) As requested. Nonfreeway only, but must meet the following criteria: (i) Adequate parking accommodations; and (ii) Modern sanitary facilities and drinking water. (B) Sign legend will be “City Park” or “County Park”, park name as requested; (25) United States Army Corps of Engineers parks. Parks that meet the same criteria as state parks per request of the United States Army Corps of Engineers; (26) Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission access signs. (A) Per agreement of the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission and the State Highway Commission, signs for access points and major recreational areas are provided. (B) The Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission pays for these signs and the Arkansas Department of Transportation installs (nonfreeway only); (27) National Historic Sites (of the National Park System). Treated as a national park; (28) Natural State Golf Trail. (A) Provided at the request of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism. (B) Freeway signs allowed if the course is within twenty-five (25) miles of an interchange; (29) Wildlife Management Areas and Wildlife Refuges. (A) Requested by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission. (B) Major recreational areas and access points are signed (nonfreeway only); (30) Major amusement parks. (A) Freeways. (i) The annual attendance should be a minimum of two hundred thousand (200,000) people. (ii) The maximum distance from the interstate interchange to the park should be five (5) miles. (iii) The park entrance road should connect directly to the numbered highway, which intersects with the freeway. (iv) Mileage and/or information signing should be provided at the interchange crossroad and the route to the park should be adequately signed by trailblazers. (B) Nonfreeways. Information signing should be provided on the highway at the park entrance or in some cases at the highway that connects directly to the park; (31) Water crossings. Rivers, streams, and other bodies of water crossed by a state highway are signed provided they are designated on the current Arkansas Department of Transportation State Highway Map or on Arkansas Department of Transportation County Maps; and (32) Arkansas Welcome Centers.