Lateral Spacing
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Where a signal face is meant to control a specific lane or lanes of an approach, its position must be in line with the path of that movement.
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Required signal faces for any one approach must be mounted no less than 8 feet apart, measured horizontally and perpendicular to the line of approaching traffic, according to the MUTCD.
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