Commercial Names
Traffic generators that meet the guidelines and have proper
nouns such as “Ford Park” often hint at commercial signing. In this
case the Ford Motor Company purchased the rights for the name of
the facility, an entertainment center with various attractions.
In these cases, TxDOT signs for the official name, regardless of
its apparent commercial implication. On the other hand, a message
such as “Sponsored by Ford Motor Company” would be deemed as advertising
and would not be permitted under the standard set forth in Chapter
1A in
of the TMUTCD: “Traffic control devices or their supports
shall not bear any advertising message or any other message that
is not related to traffic control.”