For lighting requests on local streets and highways, contact your county or city. Examples of interstate and state highway markers. Manuals, standards, sample plans and specifications are available for review and guidance for roadway lighting. Check our publications for a listing of available online documents.

For signals on the state highway system, contact your district traffic engineer. State highways include: Interstate Highways. U.S. Highways. Minnesota State Highways. For signals on local streets, contact your local road authority (county, city or township engineers).

(a) Subject to subdivision 11, if a motor vehicle is operated in violation of a traffic-control signal and the violation is identified through the use of a red light camera system implemented under section 169.147, the owner of the vehicle or the lessee of the vehicle is guilty of a petty misdemeanor and must pay a fine of $40.

Authenticate PDFCHAPTER 169. TRAFFIC REGULATIONS

Companion document to the individual lighting plans which identifies specific expected products and processes not contained in the construction specification book.

MnDOT uses Light Emitting Diode (LED) luminaires as a standard light source for the majority of our roadway lighting. High Pressure Sodium (HPS) luminaires have been replaced throughout the state with LED luminaires and will continue to be replaced as funding becomes available.

Any lighted lamp or illuminating device upon a motor vehicle, other than a headlamp, a spot lamp, or an auxiliary driving lamp, which projects a beam of light of an intensity greater than 300-candle power, shall be so directed that no part of the beam will strike the level of the roadway on which the vehicle stands at a distance of more than 75 ...

In Minnesota, a solid yellow traffic light means caution. Drivers should slow down and prepare to stop as the light is about to change to red. It is illegal to enter an intersection on a solid yellow light, unless it is unsafe to stop suddenly. 5. Is it legal to text while driving in Minnesota?

Lower traffic speeds reduce the likelihood of a crash and make a crash less likely to lead to death or a life-changing injury. In early 2020, Minneapolis and Saint Paul Public Works each completed detailed technical analysis and studies to determine appropriate speed limits for their respective city-owned streets.

Traffic signals may be lights or arrows, flashing or steady, but they are always one of three colors — red, yellow, or green. Let’s see what each of these means.