Traffic Sign Maintenance

What This Service Involves

Signs that are faded, bent, or obscured fail their purpose and expose agencies to liability under retroreflectivity mandates. We inspect, clean, straighten, and replace regulatory, warning, and guide signs to MUTCD standards. Nighttime retroreflectivity is checked so signs remain visible in the region's dark, wet winters. Damaged posts and hardware are corrected alongside the sign face for a complete repair. A maintained sign inventory keeps the roadway network safe and defensible in the event of a claim.

Benefits

Legible, reflective signs meeting MUTCD standards; retroreflectivity checks for dark winter visibility; complete repair of faces, posts, and hardware; reduced liability under federal mandates; a defensible maintained sign inventory

Our Process

1) Inspect signs for damage, fading, and reflectivity; 2) Prioritize regulatory and warning signs first; 3) Clean, straighten, or replace faces and posts; 4) Log condition and update the sign inventory

What Affects the Cost

Number of signs inspected and replaced; sign sheeting grade and size; post and hardware condition; travel across the network; traffic control at busy locations

Best Time of Year

Inspection programs often run in fall to ensure reflectivity ahead of the dark, wet winter driving season.