BEGINNING OF A DIVIDED HIGHWAY

6" YELLOW EDGE LINE
4" WHITE BROKEN LINE (TYP.)
6" WHITE EDGE LINE (TYP.)
D
L
W6-2
SEE DETAIL
D
R4-7
ON SHEET 2
4" DOUBLE YELLOW
W6-1
SIGN SPACING
POSTED OR 85th
"D"
PERCENTILE SPEED.
TAPER LENGTH (L) EQUATION
DISTANCE
USE HIGHER VALUE.
(FT)
(MPH)
L= S X W (FOR S = 45 MPH OR GREATER)
2O
175
25
250
3O
325
35
400
4O
475
45
550
5O
625
55
700
6O
775
65
850
L=
WS
2
(FOR S = 40 MPH OR LESS)
60
WHERE:
S = POSTED SPEED IN MPH
W = LATERAL OFFSET IN FT
BEGINNING OF A DIVIDED HIGHWAY
File:
NOT TO SCALE
PW: D/RD/TS/Signs/PM/mdot PAVE980A.dgn
Rev.
03/15/07
BUREAU OF HIGHWAYS DELIVERY STANDARD PLAN FOR
Michigan Department of Transportation
GORE MARKINGS
ENGINEER OF DELIVERY
AT BEGINNING OF
PREPARED BY
TRAFFIC AND SAFETY
DIVIDED HIGHWAY
ENGINEER OF DEVELOPMENT
DRAWN BY: KBK
CHECKED BY: DT
7/10/07
FHWA APPROVAL DATE
NOTE: THE ORIGINAL SIGNED COPY IS KEPT ON FILE AT THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
03/15/07
PLAN DATE
SHEET
PAVE-980-A
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6" YELLOW EDGE LINE
CONTINUATION OF EDGE LINE
4" DOUBLE YELLOW
LOW
FIC F
TRAF
Y
MEDIAN OR ISLAND
W
45^
Z
TRA
FFIC
FLOW
4" DOUBLE YELLOW
6" YELLOW EDGE LINE
STANDARD
L
NO PASSING
FOR SPEED 45 MPH OR GREATER:
L = S X W
TRAFFIC SEPARATOR
CROSS-HATCH SPACING
POSTED SPEED LIMIT
(MPH)
"Y"
"Z"
(FT)
(IN)
3O OR LESS
10
6
35
20
6
4O
20
6
45
30
12
5O OR MORE
40
12
FOR SPEED 40 MPH OR LESS:
WS
L=
2
60
WHERE:
S= POSTED SPEED LIMIT (MPH)
W= LATERAL OFFSET IN FEET
OF MARKING FROM C
L
PAVEMENT MARKING FOR TRAFFIC SEPARATION
(TRAFFIC FLOWS IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS)
NOT TO SCALE
MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF HIGHWAYS DELIVERY STANDARD PLAN
File:
PW: D/RD/TS/Signs/PM/mdot PAVE980A.dgn
7/10/07
FHWA APPROVAL DATE
Rev.
03/15/07
NOTE: THE ORIGINAL SIGNED COPY IS KEPT ON FILE AT THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
03/15/07
PLAN DATE
SHEET
PAVE-980-A
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