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Originally Posted by ColdNoMore
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The MUTCD/FWHA link I provided in Post #10...seems to contradict that.  |
I found your link, but this letter I believe is what allows all capital letters on street name signs.
Interpretation Letter 2-603(I) - FHWA MUTCD
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The lettering of Street Name signs is addressed in MUTCD Section 2D.38 and it states that on ground-mounted street name signs that are not on multi-lane streets, the letters should be at least 6 inches high where all capital letters are used, or you can use 6 inches upper-case letters with 4.5 inches lower-case letters.
For local roads with speed limits 25 mph or less, there is an option provided that allows the use of 4-inch letter height and words such as Street, Avenue, Road, or NW may be 3-inch letter height. The letter size of ground-mounted street name signs discussed above was originally added to the MUTCD in January 1997.
A 15-year compliance period was provided. This means the compliance date for increasing the letter size of all ground-mounted street name signs on roads that are not on multi-lane streets is January 2012. On multi-lane streets with speed limits greater than 40 mph, the lettering on ground mounted street name signs should be at least 8 inches in all capital letters, or 8 inches upper-case with 6 inches lower-case letters. This change to the MUTCD was adopted in November 2003 with a 15-year compliance period. This means the compliance date for increasing the letter size of all ground-mounted signs on multi-lane streets with speed limits greater than 40 mph is November 2018.
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In other words, the way I read it is that either all capitals or just capitalizing the first letter...are both acceptable.
Not that it's really that big of a deal though, since I doubt the developer/county have been in violation of the regulations for all these years...by using all capitals.