Chapter 315. Standards for Use of Traffic Control Devices to Classify, Designate, Regulate, and Mark State Highways
24VAC30-315-10. General provisions.
A. 23 CFR 655.603 (December 19, 2023) adopts the National Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways (National MUTCD) as the national standard for any street, highway, or bicycle trail open to public travel in accordance with the United States Code (23 USC §§ 109 (d) and 402 (a)), and the National MUTCD shall apply to all such locations in Virginia except those specified in subsection B of this section.
B. The Virginia Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, which includes the Virginia Work Area Protection Manual (Virginia MUTCD), version 11.0 (2025), shall be the standard for all traffic control devices on streets, highways, and bicycle facilities under the jurisdiction of the Virginia Department of Transportation. All signs, signals, pavement markings, and other traffic control devices under the jurisdiction of the Virginia Department of Transportation or on streets, highways, and bicycle facilities under the jurisdiction of the Virginia Department of Transportation shall conform accordingly.
C. The Commissioner of Highways is authorized to act for and on behalf of the Commonwealth Transportation Board in matters relating to classifying, designating, and marking state highways and the installation of signals, signs, and markings to regulate, control, and manage traffic movement.
Statutory Authority
§§ 33.2-210 and 46.2-830 of the Code of Virginia; 23 CFR 655.603.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 28, Issue 11, eff. January 10, 2012; amended, Virginia Register Volume 42, Issue 7, eff. December 17, 2025.
Documents Incorporated by Reference (24VAC30-315)
Virginia Work Area Protection Manual, January 2026, Version 11.0 (eff. 1/2026)