Plan Sheets

The plan sheets must provide a detailed, dimensioned layout of the location. North must be toward the top or left edge of the sheets. Plan sheets must include the following:
  • existing conditions
     which include parking, signing, striping, traffic signals, lighting, etc.
  • existing utilities
    , including indication of ownership as well as a detailed location with respect to roadway and depth below or height above the surface. If usage is to be made of any part of the utility, notes about such usage are to be included. If there are a large number of utilities, a separate utilities sheet should be provided to show their locations.
  • proposed highway improvements
     (design, geometrics, pavement type, etc.). Design and operational considerations for traffic signals are addressed in Chapter 4 of this manual. Safety lighting design is covered in the .
  • proposed installation
    , including the exact location of all major items of equipment, such as poles, foundation, luminaries, conduit, signal heads and faces, ground boxes, detectors, controllers, etc. shown in detail.
  • proposed additional traffic control
    , such as striping, stop lines, signs, etc.
  • proposed signing layout,
     including location, sign nomenclature, and size for all signs to be removed, added, or remain in their current location.