1. A. Applications for TODS shall be submitted to the LA DOTD Office of the Traffic Services Administrator.
2. B. Personnel assigned to the Office of DOTD traffic services administrator or their agent will review the application and a field check will be made by the district traffic operations engineer or its agent to verify information provided and to collect additional data on existing conditions, including whether a location for a TODS exists at the requested intersection and what trailblazing will be necessary.
3. C. Applications shall then be submitted to the DOTD TODS manager or its agent for further review.
4. D. The DOTD traffic services administrator or its agent shall then forward the application with information to the Assistant Secretary of the Louisiana Office of Tourism.
5. E. The DOTD outdoor advertising program manager section 45 or its agent will determine if the applicant qualifies as a tourist activity and make a report of its finding to the assistant secretary of the Louisiana Office of Tourism.
6. F. TODS applications will be accepted on a "first-come" basis.
7. G. All TODS signs shall be furnished by the businesses at no cost to DOTD or its agent and shall be manufactured in accordance with DOTD Standards or Special Specifications and/or supplements thereto, for both materials and construction. Signs not meeting these requirements shall not be installed.
8. H. Applicants must submit a layout of professional quality or other satisfactory evidence indicating design of the proposed TODS sign for approval by DOTD or its agent before the sign is fabricated.
9. I. Applicant must supply all signs within 90 days of approval. Failure to do so may cause DOTD or its agent to void the application.
10. J. Applicant will be limited to two mainline signs and a minimal number of trailblazer signs, the number deemed necessary to be determined by the department or its agent.

Authority Note

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with L.R.S. 48:461.2.

Historical Note

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Transportation and Development, Office of the Secretary, Public Transportation Section, LR 19:1597 (December 1993), amended by the Department of Transportation and Development, Office of Highways/Engineering, LR 22:230 (March 1996), LR 26:2330 (October 2000), LR 37:921 (March 2011).