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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 24. Transportation And Motor Vehicles
Agency 30. Department of Transportation
Chapter 551. Integrated Directional Signing Program Participation Criteria
10/9/2026

24VAC30-551-70. Signs for Special Programs.

A. Specific special programs signing may be installed on any limited access, primary, or secondary facility under the authority of VDOT.

B. Special programs are subject to the following criteria:

1. Civil War Trails program signs may be installed on limited access, primary, or secondary facilities and may be installed as stand-alone structures or attached to existing sign structures. There are no criteria or annual fee requirements associated with this program. All costs, including for the fabrication, installation, maintenance, and replacement of these signs, shall be the responsibility of the requesting entity.

2. Community Wayfinding Signing Program. Development, design, installation, and maintenance of community wayfinding signs are the responsibility of the requesting entity (sponsor) as approved by and under a permit from VDOT. A facility may select to participate in either the IDSP or a wayfinding system at the same intersection, but not both. Sponsors shall coordinate with the VDOT IDSP manager and the IDSP contractor to identify any facility currently participating in the IDSP that should be removed due to participation in a wayfinding system.

3. Virginia Waterways Signage Program signs may be installed on limited access, primary, or secondary facilities. All costs associated with this program, including costs for the fabrication, maintenance, installation, and replacement of these signs, shall be the responsibility of the requesting entity.

4. State scenic river signs, as approved by the Department of Conservation and Recreation, may be installed on limited access, primary, or secondary facilities. All costs associated with this program, including costs for the fabrication, maintenance, installation, and replacement of these signs, shall be the responsibility of the requesting entity.

5. Historical Marker Program markers may be installed on primary or secondary facilities. Any requests for historical markers shall be reviewed and approved through the Department of Historical Resources. All costs associated with fabrication and installation of these signs shall be the responsibility of the requesting entity. All costs associated with maintenance and replacement of these signs is the responsibility of VDOT through the IDSP.

6. Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail signs may be installed on primary or secondary facilities on VDOT right-of-way. All costs associated with the fabrication, maintenance, installation, and replacement of these signs shall be the responsibility of VDOT through the IDSP.

7. Virginia Rail Heritage Region signs may be installed on primary or secondary facilities on VDOT right-of-way. All costs associated with fabrication and installation of these signs shall be the responsibility of the requesting entity. All costs associated with maintenance and replacement of these signs is the responsibility of VDOT through the IDSP.

8. Historic Route 1 signs may be installed on primary or secondary highways under the jurisdiction of VDOT. All costs associated with the fabrication, maintenance, installation, and replacement of these signs shall be the responsibility of VDOT through the IDSP.

Statutory Authority

§§ 33.2-210 and 33.2-1220 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 22, Issue 24, eff. September 6, 2006; amended, Virginia Register Volume 42, Issue 26, eff. September 9, 2026.

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