The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
Subchapter
002
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TRAFFIC SIGNS, SIGNALS, AND MARKINGS
(Cite as: 23 V.S.A. § 1025)
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§ 1025. Standards
(a) The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration’s Manual on Uniform
Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways (MUTCD), as amended, shall be the
standards for all traffic control signs, signals, and markings within the State. Revisions
to the MUTCD shall be adopted according to the implementation or compliance dates
established in federal rules.
(b) To the extent consistent with federal law, projects beyond a preliminary state of
design that are anticipated to be constructed within two years of the otherwise applicable
effective date may be constructed according to the MUTCD standards applicable at the
design stage.
(c) Existing signs, signals, and markings shall be valid until such time as they are replaced
or reconstructed. When new traffic control devices are erected or placed or existing
traffic control devices are replaced or repaired, the equipment, design, method of
installation, placement, or repair shall conform with the MUTCD.
(d) The standards of the MUTCD shall apply for both State and local authorities as to
traffic control devices under their respective jurisdiction.
(e) Traffic and control signals at intersections with exclusive pedestrian walk cycles
shall be of sufficient duration to allow a pedestrian to leave the curb and travel
across the roadway before opposing vehicles receive a green light. Determination of
the length of the signal shall take into account the circumstances of persons with
ambulatory disabilities. (Added 1971, No. 258 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. March 1, 1973; amended 1975, No. 26; 1985, No. 138 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 2009, No. 123 (Adj. Sess.), § 33; 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 145; 2023, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 42, eff. July 1, 2024.)