Research and Assessment of Needs for Sign Maintenance

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) District offices need to verify in-house sign/signal installation and maintenance crews are prepared to implement criteria set forth in the new Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). This requires a thorough assessment of each District’s sign and signal crews to identify needs. This evaluation must review crew staffing levels, equipment and material needs, and training schedules. Based on findings of this assessment, KYTC’s sign installation handbook can be updated with best practices for assembling and managing effective sign and signal crews as well as for conducting effective and safe sign maintenance.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $100,675.00
• Contract Numbers:

  KYSPR-26-680

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Kentucky Transportation Cabinet

  200 Mero Street
  Frankfort, KY  United States  40622
• Performing Organizations:

  University of Kentucky, Lexington

  Kentucky Transportation Center College of Engineering, 176 Raymond Building
  Lexington, KY  United States  40506-0281
• Principal Investigators:

  Howell, Brian

  White, Megan

  Green, Eric

• Start Date: 20250701
• Expected Completion Date: 20260630
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Maintenance management; Maintenance personnel; Needs assessment; Personnel management; Traffic signals; Traffic signs; Training
• Identifier Terms: Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
• Geographic Terms: Kentucky
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Education and Training; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01964174
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: University of Kentucky, Lexington
• Contract Numbers: KYSPR-26-680
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 28 2025 11:32AM