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Appendix E - Roadway Signing - Additional Resources
Pages 219-220

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... also publishes a 3-part series document that is intended to assist state agencies in determining how to best sign state highways for airport facilities. These documents are: • Guide Signs, Part I: Guidelines for the Selection of Supplemental Guide Signs for Traffic Generators Adjacent to Freeways, 4th Edition • Guide Signs, Part II: Guidelines for Airport Guide Signing • Guide Signs, Part III: List of Control Cities for Use in Guide Signs on Interstate Highways Part I of this revised document provides a basis for development of state policies for selection of supplemental guide signs for traffic generators adjacent to freeways, including airports.
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... In order for airport roadway wayfinding to comply with the MUTCD there is a list of wayfinding challenges for airport users that need to be considered. • Understanding roadway decision points • Airport terminology • Message hierarchies and lines of text • Regulatory and warning signs • Sign spacing and design speeds • Sign size, font, and colors • Use of symbols and arrows • Changeable message signs 220 Wayfinding and Signing Guidelines for Airport Terminals and Landside
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