Section 12: Public Beaches
Introduction
Senate Concurrent Resolution 46 of the 66th Texas Legislature,
Regular Session, requested that the Texas Department of Transportation
(TxDOT) sign for free beach accessways and free beach-user parking
areas. Minute Order No. 76653, dated January 23, 1980, directed
the Engineer-Director to sign for warranted locations.
This section provides guidelines to administer this policy.
Standard designs for the public beach access and parking signs (D24
Series) are included in (SHSD). Brown
background color is used for recreational, cultural interest, and
historical areas signing.
Access Roads
Public beach access roads should be signed with an advance
sign 0.25 to 0.5 miles in advance of the intersection, and a directional
sign at the intersection.
Parking Lots
When the public beach parking lot entrance fronts directly
on a highway route, one advance sign should be installed 700 to
1500 feet in advance of the entrance, with a directional sign at
the entrance. Multiple lots in the same vicinity with several access
points on the same highway route should be numbered sequentially,
and the number should be indicated on the appropriate signs.
Funding of Signs
Funding for public beach access and parking signs comes from
the appropriate district account.