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Town staff explain rules for signage, speed limits and bike markings on town and state roads
Summary
Public Works staff told the selectmen that towns may install signs only following the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and that speed limits on state roads are governed by the state unless the town pursues a state study and request for reduction; bike lane markings are state-installed.
Public Works staff explained to the Hebron Board of Selectmen on July 24 how residents can request signage and how speed limits and bike markings are handled.
Staff said residents should contact the town's public works department or the town manager to request signage; the town must follow the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) and the town's Legal Traffic Authority (LTA) must approve signs before installation. "We can't just throw a sign up on the roadway," a public works speaker said.
Town staff clarified jurisdiction: public-works signage applies to town roads; state roads require Connecticut Department of Transportation approval. For speed limits, staff said the state uses an 85th- or 80th-percentile speed study to set limits; the town can request a state study and ask for a reduction if the study supports it. The town cited a past successful petition to the state to lower speed on East Street, which reduced the posted limit by about 5 mph after a state study.
Staff also said dashed markings and bike-lane lines on Route 66 are part of state pavement striping and that crews are replacing epoxy lane markings; green bike-lane paint and bike symbols are sometimes used and may wear under plow operations.
No formal action was taken; staff encouraged residents to submit work orders for signage requests and asked selectmen to direct questions to the town manager or public works.
