Sign Policy, Design, and Programs Section

William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower, 20th Floor
312 Rosa Parks Avenue
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: 615.741.2466
Fax: 615.253.5462

Eric Jackson, PE
Statewide Signing and Marking Engineer
Phone: 615.741.0802
Email: Eric.Jackson@tn.gov

Joseph Sweat

Phone: 615.253.1415
Email: Joseph.Sweat@tn.gov

The Sign Policy, Design and Programs Section assists the State Traffic Engineer in managing sign programs and statewide implementation and compliance to sign policies, rules and regulations. The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) is approved by the Federal Highway Administration as the National Standard for all traffic control devices used on roads open to public travel. Tennessee has adopted the 2009 Edition of the MUTCD. This section is also tasked with the design of signs and the review and approval of sign plans produced by other TDOT offices.

RESPONSIBILITIES
Sign Design, Review, & Approval Major Guide Signs Regulatory/Warning Signs Retro-reflectivity Requirements & Program Implementation Specific Services Signing (Logo Signing)	Tourist-Oriented Directional Signs Program (TODS) Wayfinding Legislative Mandated Signing Promote Statewide Application & Uniformity in Sign Policies Standing Work Zone Committee
RESOURCES
Work Zone Safety and Mobility Manual Tennessee Supplement to the Standard Highway Signs Book 2026 Edition Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), 2009 Edition Truck Route Restriction Guidelines	Guidelines for Gateway Projects 2020 Edition Standard Highway Signs (SHS), 2004 Edition Standard Highway Signs (SHS) Supplement (2012) Process For Naming Highways and Bridges