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Hill (Percent Grade) Signs are MUTCD Compliant (MUTCD W7-1a) and alert others to an upcoming hill to prepare for with a specific grade. Hill Signs are useful devices to help display official regulations and provide mandatory information to drivers and pedestrians on both private and public roadways.
Compliance
Section 2C.16 Hill Signs
Guidance
- The Hill sign and supplemental grade (W7-3P) plaque (see Section 2C.57) used in combination, or the W7-1a sign used alone, should be installed in advance of downgrades for the following conditions:
- 5% grade that is more than 3,000 feet in length,
- 6% grade that is more than 2,000 feet in length,
- 7% grade that is more than 1,000 feet in length,
- 8% grade that is more than 750 feet in length, or
- 9% grade that is more than 500 feet in length.
- These signs should also be installed for steeper grades or where crash experience and field observations indicate a need.
Source: 2009 MUTCD