Rule 14-33.002, F.A.C., is being amended in order to simplify the classification and numbering plan of public roads.

 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
14-33.002: Florida Road Numbering Plan
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Rule 14-33.002, F.A.C., is being amended in order to simplify the classification and numbering plan of public roads.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: The amendments address the types of roads that will be affected by the numbering plan.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 334.044(2) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 334.03(2), 334.044(11), 335.01, 335.02, 335.08 FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE WEEKLY.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Deanna R. Hurt, Assistant General Counsel and Clerk of Agency Proceedings, Florida Department of Transportation, Office of the General Counsel, 605 Suwannee Street, Mail Station 58, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0458

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:

14-33.002 Florida Road Numbering Plan.

(1) Numbering Plan. The Florida road numbering plan will generally prescribe numbers in accordance with road orientation and geographic location within the state. Extended roads of state-wide or inter-regional significance will maintain one-digit or two-digit road numbers. Roads of regional significance will be assigned three-digit road numbers. Roads of generally local significance may be assigned four-digit numbers.

(a) All roads extending leading from north to south shall bear odd numbers with the number 1 assigned to the extreme easterly road. All roads extending leading from east to west shall bear even numbers with the number 2 assigned to the extreme northerly road.

(b) Certain control roads have been selected for the purpose of dividing the state into segments. The north-south control roads are one-digit and two-digit numbers ending in 5; the east-west control roads are two-digit numbers ending in zero. (See figure 1.)

(c) Major connecting roads are assigned two-digit numbers between the control routes. For example, Road 77 is a north-south route located between control routes 75 and 85 and is found near the westernmost portion of the state. Minor connecting routes are assigned three-digit or four-digit numbers between the control routes. For example, Road 510 is an east-west route located between control routes 50 and 60 and would be found near the central portion of the state.

(d) Connecting roads which cross control routes will not be required to change numbers, but will retain the number assigned at the beginning of the route to ensure route continuity.

(2) Assignment of Numbers and Responsibility for Signs.

(a) The Department will assign numbers, and erect and maintain corresponding signs for roads on the State Highway System.

(b) The Department will assign numbers for other public roads upon request by the county or municipality having jurisdiction. The county or municipality that requests the number assignment will be responsible for erecting and maintaining the corresponding sign.

(a) Category I, State Highway System. The Department will assign numbers and erect and maintain corresponding signs.

(b) Category II, roads on the county road system and city street system functionally classified as collector roads and arterial roads. The Department will assign numbers for Category II roads; however, the jurisdictions maintaining these roads will have the responsibility for erecting and maintaining corresponding signs.

(c) Category III, the state park roads system and county roads or streets not functionally classified as collector or arterial roads. The Department will number a Category III road upon request by the entity having jurisdiction over the road; however that jurisdiction would have responsibility for erecting and maintaining corresponding signs.

(3) Signs and Symbols. Signs and symbols to be utilized in the uniform state numbering plan will be in accordance with the standards of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), the Florida Department of Transportation, and the National Association of Counties as referenced in the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices, which is incorporated by reference under Rule 14-15.010, F.A.C. Appropriate symbols will be employed with the road numbers for usage on the Official State Highway Map and the County General Highway Map series.

(4) Renumbering of Roads. The Florida Road Numbering Plan will generally utilize existing state road numbers., In cases where the existing state road numbers cause public confusion, e.g., multiple usage of the same road number in a region, or where the road numbering plan in a region might be improved by a general revision of the existing numbering scheme, changes in the existing road numbers shall be instituted however, where such numbers have caused public confusion, e.g., multiple usage of the same road number in a region, or where the road numbering plan in a region might be improved by a general revision of the existing numbering scheme. In such instances, when revisions to the existing state road numbers are proposed, it shall be the policy of the Department to conduct a public hearing in accordance with Section 335.02, F.S.

Rulemaking Specific Authority 334.044(2) FS. Law Implemented 334.03(2), 334.044(11), 335.01, 335.02, 335.08 FS. History–New 3-18-76, Formerly 14-33.02, Amended 8-5-96, 4-9-07,________.