What are Le Sueurs policies for traffic signs?
The Le Sueur Public Works Department annually receives a number of traffic sign requests from residents. The majority of these sign requests generally relate to concerns for speeding and/or other careless driving behavior. When these requests involve changes to the number or locations of STOP signs, speed limits, or parking restrictions City Council action is required to make those changes. City staff typically prepares the necessary studies and/or reports necessary for City Council consideration. In the case of requests for yellow and black warning signs, City staff analyze these requests and place or modify signs in general accordance with the Minnesota Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MMUTCD), which is a specific, local version of a broader comprehensive federal document. These documents guide local road authorities in the placement of signs, and help to ensure consistency from city to city, county to county, state to state, etc. The MMUTCD is cited as a guiding document a
