Mo. Code Regs. Ann. tit. 7, § 10-22.030
Intersection Leg Eligibility
Effective Sep 30, 1999Art. IV, section 29, Mo. Const., sections 226.020 and 226.525, RSMo 1994 and 226.130, RSMo Supp. 1998.* Original rule filed Feb. 8, 1999, effective Sept. 30, 1999Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission
PURPOSE: This rule defines the requirements necessary for an intersection leg to be eligible for Tourist Oriented Directional Signing.
(1) Intersection legs are eligible for the Tourist Oriented Directional Signing (TODS) Program if they—
- (A) Are on state right-of-way owned and maintained by the commission.
(2) Those intersection legs where TODS will not be permitted are—
- (A) Where minimum sign placement and spacing criteria required by the federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, the department’s standard plans and specifications for highway construction, the department’s signing standards or guidelines for the TODS Program cannot be met for any reason. (With approval of the district engineer or its designee, existing signs may be relocated by the program manager to achieve minimum sign placement and spacing criteria, provided such relocation does not adversely affect the safety and/or operational characteristics of the intersection as determined by the district engineer or its designee); and
- (B) Where safety and/or operational features, as determined by the district engineer, preclude the installation of these signs.
- (3) TODS shall not be installed at interchanges on freeways or expressways.
- (4) Whenever an intersection on an expressway is upgraded to an interchange, all TODS located at that interchange and any associated trailblazing signs shall be removed by the program manager.
- (5) When an intersection leg is ineligible for the TODS Program due to the criteria contained within these rules, other intersection legs at that same intersection may remain eligible for the program.
- (6) In addition to eligible tourist activities, commercial activities or services that do not meet the definition of tourist oriented activity in this chapter, may be considered for signing under the TODS Program, if the intersection for access to the commercial activity or service is located on a scenic byway and meets all other eligibility requirements.
AUTHORITY: Art. IV, section 29, Mo. Const., sections 226.020 and 226.525, RSMo 1994 and 226.130, RSMo Supp. 1998.* Original rule filed Feb. 8, 1999, effective Sept. 30, 1999.
*Original authority: 226.020, RSMo 1939; 226.130, RSMo 1939, amended 1993, 1995; and 226.525, RSMo 1972.