Texas Administrative Code

Texas Administrative Code

TITLE 43	TRANSPORTATION
PART 1	TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
CHAPTER 25	TRAFFIC OPERATIONS
SUBCHAPTER B	PROCEDURES FOR ESTABLISHING SPEED ZONES
RULE §25.21	Introduction

(2) In establishing the speed limit the municipality or county is not required to conduct an engineering and traffic study or comply with other provisions of this subchapter. To set the temporary speed limit the municipality or county must:

(A) follow safety guidelines as developed by the department for setting regulatory construction speed limits in work zone areas;

(B) provide notice to the department district engineer in the district in which the accident reconstruction is occurring at least 48 hours prior to the speed reduction; and

(C) during the time that the accident reconstruction is being conducted, place and maintain temporary speed limit signs that conform to the Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and temporarily conceal all other signs that permit higher speeds and remove the temporary signs and concealments when the accident reconstruction is complete.

(3) If a traffic lane will be closed to accommodate the reconstruction investigation the municipality or county must follow all department rules and guidelines on lane closures.

(4) The department may remove any temporary speed limit signs or concealments of speed limit signs that remain if the municipality does not remove them and after the department determines that the accident reconstruction is complete.

Source Note: The provisions of this §25.21 adopted to be effective December 9, 2004, 29 TexReg 11389; amended to be effective March 16, 2006, 31 TexReg 1728; amended to be effective October 16, 2008, 33 TexReg 8557; amended to be effective October 20, 2011, 36 TexReg 6968