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2011 –

Wisconsin will require the use of upper/lower case letters on street name signs by adopting Federal Standards, no compliance date, replace as needed.

2012 –

Ground mounted name signs where the speed limit is 30 or greater must comply to the new larger standards as pictured above.

You must have a management program in place to maintain levels of reflectivity.*

2015 –

Use of 3M High Intensity Prismatic or better must be used for various regulatory and all warning signs

2018 –

Use of 3M High Intensity Prismatic or better must be used for street name signs

Assessment Methods

1. Visual Assessment
   a) Nighttime Inspection
   b) Calibration Signs Procedure
   c) Comparison Panels Procedure
   d) Consistent Parameters Procedure

2. Measured Sign Retroreflectivity
   a) Use of a Portable Retroreflectometer

Management Methods

1. Expected Sign Life
   

2. Blanket Replacement

3. Control Signs

922 Retrorelectometer