The FHWA publishes the MUTCD, but who decides which traffic control devices are selected and installed?
The individual State and local highway agencies (not the FHWA) select, install, operate, and maintain all traffic control devices on all public roadways (including the Interstate and the U.S. numbered systems) nationwide. On private roads open to public travel, the owner is responsible, although in some jurisdictions the State or local governments may exercise some approval requirements over private road traffic control devices, especially in the development approval process and in building and occupancy permits.
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- The FHWA publishes the MUTCD, but who decides which traffic control devices are selected and installed?
