1. (1) The following units of government shall furnish, erect, replace and maintain signs marking scenic byways in accordance with the manual adopted by the department under s. 84.02(4) (e), Stats.:

   1. (a) The department with respect to state trunk highways under its jurisdiction.

   2. (b) A local government with respect to any highway under their maintenance not described in par. (a), including connecting highways.

      Note: Section 84.106 (3), Stats., requires a local government to provide for all costs associated with signing those segments of a scenic byway or a highway under its maintenance including connecting highways. The manual adopted by the department is the Wisconsin Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) which may be found online at http://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/doing-bus/local-gov/traffic-ops/manuals-and-standards/wmutcd/wmutcd.aspx .

2. (2) The scenic byways marking signs may be placed on existing information or highway identification sign posts but may not be placed on any regulatory or warning sign posts.
3. (3) All traffic control devices shall be erected and maintained in accordance with chs. 84, 86 and 349, Stats., and ch. Trans 200.
4. (4) Scenic byways signing shall be removed on highways that are no longer designated as scenic byways.

History

History: CR 04-057: cr. Register February 2005 No. 590, eff. 3-1-05; CR 16-045: r. and recr. (1) Register October 2020 No. 778, eff. 11-1-20; correction in (1) (intro.) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register October 2020 No. 778.