Use the links below to learn more about the MUTCD’s history, access previous editions of the MUTCD, or learn about where the MUTCD is headed.
Current Edition of the MUTCD (2009 Edition)
Resources
- “MUTCD: Past, Present, and Future” Presented to the AASHTO Committee on Traffic Engineering, Columbus, OH, June 2019.
- Evolution of the MUTCD: Part 1 – Early Standards for Traffic Control Devices, © Institute of Transportation Engineers, July 1992. Used by permission.
- Evolution of the MUTCD: Part 2 – The Early Editions of the MUTCD, © Institute of Transportation Engineers, August 1992. Used by permission.
- Evolution of the MUTCD: Part 3 – The MUTCD Since World War II, © Institute of Transportation Engineers, November 1992. Used by permission.
- New Developments with the MUTCD, © Institute of Transportation Engineers, February 1994. Used by permission.
- Evolution of the U.S. Pavement Marking System, A brief description of the evolution of pavement marking color was prepared as part of NCHRP Project 4-28 assessing the feasibility of an all-white pavement marking system. A portion of this document was included as Appendix A in NCHRP Report 484.