Microcredit
Fundamentals of Signing and Stripping
This course provides an overview of the signs, pavement striping, and markings used to manage and regulate traffic on various roadways. It covers the methods for conveying instructions to motorists and pedestrians, ensuring safety and efficiency across Federal, State, County, Municipal, and Local systems. While these controls generally follow MUTCD standards, local jurisdictions have some flexibility to adapt them.
Student Learning Outcomes/objectives (SLO):
Upon successful course completion, students will:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the basic concepts involved in developing and maintaining a uniform method as outlined in the MUTCD.
- Analyze and interpret data related to design, construction, and maintenance issues that require the use of MUTCD.
- Perform basic calculations and apply rules of thumb for installing and providing traffic control using signs and markings.
- Apply critical thinking and quantitative reasoning to basic engineering projects.
- Identify locations and situations for the application of traffic control devices in engineering projects using hypothetical conditions.
Schedule Lecture Topics
Orientation, description of course intent, schedule, interaction with students, expectation from students
- Introduction
- History of MUTCD
- Highway and Roadway Signs Background
- Function and Purpose
- Standardization of Application
- Classification of Signs
- Design of Signs
- Shapes of Signs
- Color of Signs
- Size and Dimensions
- Symbols
- Location and Placement
- Highway Marking and Pavement Striping
- Standardization of Application
- Materials
- Color
- Functions, Widths, and Patterns
- Longitudinal Pavement Markings
- Curb Marking
- Intersections
- Parking
Contact Information
Dr. Azhar Mahmood
Coordinator
263 Academy Street, Room S605C
Jersey City, NJ 07306
(201) 360-4259
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