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Lubbock to remove or modify decorative crosswalks after TxDOT interpretation of pavement-marking rules
Summary
City staff told the City Council that an Oct. 8 TxDOT letter interprets state pavement-marking rules to prohibit artwork in the roadway and requires cities to remove nonconforming markings or submit removal plans within 30 days; the city will comply and integrate removal into routine maintenance to avoid funding risks.
The Lubbock City Council heard on Nov. 11 that the Texas Department of Transportation has interpreted its pavement-marking guidance to bar artistic symbology on public roadways, and city staff said the city will remove or modify decorative crosswalks to comply.
Interim Public Works Director David Bragg told council members that TxDOT's Oct. 8 letter references Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's memo and restricts pavement markings to traffic functions. Bragg said the letter warned that failure to comply could lead to withholding or denial of state or federal funding and that cities must either remove nonconforming markings or submit a removal plan within 30 days. "It…
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