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STATE COMPILATION OF CODES, RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
TITLE 17. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
CHAPTER V. NEW YORK STATE SUPPLEMENT TO THE NATIONAL MANUAL ON UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES FOR STREETS AND HIGHWAYS—2009 EDITION
PART 2. SIGNS
CHAPTER 2J. SPECIFIC SERVICE SIGNS
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2J.01 Eligibility
DELETE Paragraphs 02, 03, 04, 07, 08, 09, and 11.
INSERT the following paragraphs:
Standard:
01A Specific Service signs shall be used only on freeways in New York.
01B Specific Service signs for 24-hour pharmacies shall not be used in New York.
Guidance:
01C The use of Specific Service signs should be limited primarily to areas which are rural in character. GAS, FOOD, LODGING, and CAMPING signs should not be used in urbanized areas where the availability of motorist services is evident or may be reasonably assumed.
Option:
01D ATTRACTION signs may be used in urbanized areas where there is adequate space.
Guidance:
01E To qualify for Specific Service signing, a business or facility:
(A) Should not be located at an interchange where the road user cannot conveniently reenter the freeway and continue in the same direction of travel;
(B) Should not involve travel over poor connecting highways going to the facility or returning to the freeway;
(C) Should be adequately signed to provide directional guidance to the facility and, if necessary, back to the freeway;
(D) Should not involve signing on approaches to interchanges with other freeways, on approaches involving lane drops, or on approaches where diagrammatic Advance Guide signs (see Section 2E.33) are used;
(E) Should be located within 3 road miles of the exit gore for the GAS service;
(F) Should be located within 6 road miles of the exit gore for the FOOD service;
(G) Should be located within 9 road miles of the exit gore for the LODGING service;
(H) Should be located within 12 road miles of the exit gore for the CAMPING service; and
(I) Should be located within 15 road miles of the exit gore for the ATTRACTION service.
INSERT the following at the end of section “E” in Paragraph 10:
Guidance:
3. Modern sanitary facilities and drinking water.
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Current through December 15, 2022
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