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Fluorescent yellow sheeting for warning signs [February 2012]

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This Bulletin is issued to inform practitioners and department staff that ASTM D4956 Type IX or Type XI fluorescent yellow sheeting will be the new standard for select high priority warning signs,... More ≫

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This Bulletin is issued to inform practitioners and department staff that ASTM D4956 Type IX or Type XI fluorescent yellow sheeting will be the new standard for select high priority warning signs, listed below. The use of this higher standard sheeting will be an enhancement to the retroreflectivity, conspicuity and visibility of select warning signs throughout the province as compared to regular yellow high intensity sheeting (ASTM D4956 Type III and IV), thereby improving safety.

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Distances displayed on interchange sequence signs

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This Bulletin is issued to inform practitioners and department staff that the new process for determining the distances to successive interchanges displayed on interchange sequence signs is to... More ≫

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This Bulletin is issued to inform practitioners and department staff that the new process for determining the distances to successive interchanges displayed on interchange sequence signs is to measure from the sign to the exit ramp physical gore area. The guidelines for rounding distance values, outlined in Section A4.5.3 of the Highway Guide and Information Sign Manual, will remain unchanged.

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Placement of stop lines

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This Bulletin is issued to clarify for practitioners and department staff the intended stop line placement, as described in the Highway Pavement Marking Guide.

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Safety rest area and roadside turnout signage

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This Bulletin is issued to inform practitioners and department staff that the attached sign patterns will constitute the new standard for safety rest area and roadside turnout signage.

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Use of highmast lighting systems on Alberta highways

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This Bulletin is issued to inform practitioners and department staff that the department practice for the use of highmast lighting for illuminating Alberta highways has been amended.

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Second set of DO NOT ENTER and WRONG WAY signs on interchange loop off-ramps on ring roads

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This Bulletin is issued to inform practitioners and department staff that an additional set of DO NOT ENTER and WRONG WAY signs should be installed on ring road interchange loop offramps. The... More ≫

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This Bulletin is issued to inform practitioners and department staff that an additional set of DO NOT ENTER and WRONG WAY signs should be installed on ring road interchange loop offramps. The provision of this additional set of DO NOT ENTER and WRONG WAY signs will be an added enhancement of wrong way movement notification, and will only be applied to ring road interchanges because they are higher profile/volume traffic facilities.

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ClearviewHwy font for positive contrast legends on guide signs

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This Bulletin is issued to inform practitioners and department staff that the ClearviewHwy font shall be used for positive contrast legends on guide signs.

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New guidelines for the design of roadway lighting

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This Bulletin is issued to inform designers, planners, consultants and other staff working for Alberta Infrastructure and Transportation that the department has adopted new guidelines for the... More ≫

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This Bulletin is issued to inform designers, planners, consultants and other staff working for Alberta Infrastructure and Transportation that the department has adopted new guidelines for the design of roadway lighting. The new guidelines have been adopted from the Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) Guide for the Design of Roadway Lighting (2006) and will apply to all projects which involve lighting installations on the provincial highways.

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