Standard Highway Signs

(1) The provisions of the MUTCD set forth the basic principles that govern the design and usage of the most commonly used highway signs. Detailed specifications for the layout of these signs are provided in the latest edition of the United States Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Standard Highway Signs, which is incorporated by reference in the MUTCD. (2) Detailed specifications for other signs frequently used in the State of Tennessee, as may be required by statute or otherwise authorized by the MUTCD, are detailed in the Tennessee Supplement to Standard Highway Signs, which is published by the Tennessee Department of Transportation. (3) The Tennessee Department of Transportation authorizes the design and usage of the signs in the Tennessee Supplement to Standard Highway Signs. (4) Signs on any street or highway open to public travel in the State of Tennessee shall be fabricated, installed and used in accordance with the specifications of the current edition of Standard Highway Signs and/or, for signs erected on state highways, the Tennessee Supplement to Standard Highway Signs.