# Title 37 — Department of Transportation

## Article 37-07 — Maintenance Road Signs

## Chapter 37-07-01 — Specifications and Installation of Minimum Maintenance Road Signs

### § 37-07-01-01. Minimum maintenance road signs.

Signs used by a political subdivision to designate minimum maintenance roads under North Dakota
Century Code sections 24-07-35 through 24-07-37 shall conform to this chapter.
History: Effective January 1, 1988.
General Authority: NDCC 24-07-36
Law Implemented: NDCC 24-07-36
### § 37-07-01-02. Minimum maintenance road signs - Material.

Material used for the fabrication of minimum maintenance road signs must be in accordance with
the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices adopted by the state highway commissioner under North
Dakota Century Code section 39-13-06. The signs must be fabricated using silver-white TYPE III A
retroreflective sheeting, as defined in the current edition of the state highway department Standard
Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, where required by section 37-07-01-04, and the sign
panel must be constructed of .080 gauge aluminum. The signs may be installed on either steel or wood
posts of appropriate size and strength for the support of the sign panel.
History: Effective January 1, 1988.
General Authority: NDCC 24-07-36
Law Implemented: NDCC 24-07-36
### § 37-07-01-03. Minimum maintenance road signs - Placement.

Minimum maintenance road signs installed by political subdivisions must be installed pursuant to
the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices adopted by the state highway commissioner under North
Dakota Century Code section 39-13-06. The signs must be installed from six to twelve feet [1.82 to 3.66
meters] from the shoulder line of the roadway, and the bottom of the sign panel must be at least five
feet [1.52 meters] above the roadway surface.
History: Effective January 1, 1988.
General Authority: NDCC 24-07-36
Law Implemented: NDCC 24-07-36

### § 37-07-01-04. Minimum maintenance road signs - Legend.

Minimum maintenance road signs installed by political subdivisions must have a fully reflectorized
white background with a black nonreflectorized legend. The legend must use lettering three inches
[7.62 centimeters] high, and lettering must be of "Series C" size according to the Traffic Control Devices
Handbook published by the state highway department. The size and appearance of minimum
maintenance road signs must be in accordance with that shown in figure 1, which is incorporated into
this chapter.
History: Effective January 1, 1988.
General Authority: NDCC 24-07-36
Law Implemented: NDCC 24-07-36

