Mo. Code Regs. Ann. tit. 7, § 10-17.040
Tourist Oriented Directional Signing Requirements
Effective Jun 30, 2015Art. IV, section 29, Mo. Const., sections 226.020, 226.130 and 226.525, RSMo 2000.* Material in this rule originally filed as 7 CSR 10-9, 7 CSR 10-17, and 7 CSR 10-22. Original rule filed Nov. 14, 2014, effective June 30, 2015Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission
PURPOSE: This rule defines the require - ments necessary for an entity to qualify for Tourist Oriented Directional Signing (TODS) signing.
(1) A qualified entity eligible for Tourist Oriented Directional Signing (TODS) signs shall meet the criteria as tourist attraction or a motorist service (not including twenty-four- (24-) hour pharmacies) as defined in this rule and signing will be limited to the following distances from the site:
- (A) Gas, food, and lodging services—three
(3) miles; and
- (B) Camping services and tourist attractions—fifteen (15) miles.
- (2) If the installation of a TODS sign directing traffic onto a non-state route at an intersection is determined to be necessary by the program man ager, the program manager shall contact the appropriate local jurisdiction who owns the roadway and obtain written consent for such TODS installation. If permission for erecting trailblazing signs cannot be obtained from the appropriate local authorities, that qualified entity shall not be eligible for TODS at that intersection.
- (3) Where both TODS and Logo trailblazer signing would be authorized at the same intersection, the TODS signs shall incorporate the required information from, and be used in place of, the Logo trailblazer sign.
- (4) Whenever an intersection on an express - way is upgraded to an interchange, all TODS located at that interchange and any associated trailblazing signs shall be removed by the program manager.
- (5) Only those qualified entities not plainly visible to the driver proceeding on the cross - road will be considered for trailblazing signs. When the program manager determines trailblazer signs are required, all trailblazing signs shall be erected prior to erecting the intersection signs.
AUTHORITY: Art. IV, section 29, Mo. Const., sections 226.020, 226.130 and 226.525, RSMo 2000.* Material in this rule originally filed as 7 CSR 10-9, 7 CSR 10-17, and 7 CSR 10-22. Original rule filed Nov. 14, 2014, effective June 30, 2015.
*Original authority: 226.020, RSMo 1939; 226.130, RSMo 1939, amended 1993, 1995; and 226.525, RSMo 1972. Transportation Commission