5769868 Transportation, District Department of - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Allowing for U-turns at select signalized intersections
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DISTRICT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING
The Director of the District Department of Transportation (DDOT), pursuant to the authority set forth in Sections 5(3)(A) (providing for a safe transportation system), 6(b) (transferring to the Department the traffic management function previously delegated to the Department of Public Works (DPW) under Section III (H) of Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1983), and 7 (making Director of DDOT the successor to transportation related authority delegated to the Director of DPW) of the Department of Transportation Establishment Act of 2002, effective May 21, 2002 (D.C. Law 14-137; D.C. Official Code §§ 50-921.04(a)(3)(A)(2014 Repl. & 2015 Supp.), 50-921.05(b) (2014 Repl.) and 50-921.06 (2014 Repl.)), and Mayor’s Order 77-127, dated August 3, 1977, hereby gives notice of the intent to amend Chapter 22 (Moving Violations) of Title 18 (Vehicles and Traffic) of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR).
The proposed rulemaking will allow U-turns at signalized intersections where allowed by authorized signs.
Final rulemaking action shall not be taken in less than thirty (30) days after the date of publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.
Chapter 22, MOVING VIOLATIONS, Title 18 DCMR, VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC, is amended as follows:
Section 2203, TURNING AT INTERSECTIONS, is amended as follows:
Subsection 2203.1 is amended by striking the phrase, “buttons, markers, or signs” and inserting the phrase, “signs, signals or markings” in its place.
Subsection 2203.2 is amended by striking the phrase, “buttons, markers, or signs” and inserting the phrase, “signs, signals or markings” in its place.
Section 2204, TURNING REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS, is amended as follows:
Subsection 2204.7 is amended to read as follows:
2204.7 No vehicle shall make a U-turn so as to proceed in the opposite direction at any intersection controlled by traffic lights or police officer, or on a crosswalk adjacent to such an intersection, provided that U-turns are allowed at intersections as specified in Subsection 2203.2 of this chapter.
Any person interested in commenting on the subject matter in this proposed rulemaking action may file comments in writing, not later than thirty (30) days after publication of this notice in the
D.C. Register, with Alice Kelly, Office of Policy and Governmental Affairs, District Department of Transportation, 55 M Street, SE, 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20003. Comments may also be sent electronically to Policy.DDOT@dc.gov. Additional copies of this proposal are available, at cost, by writing to the above address, and are available electronically, at no cost, on the Department’s website at www.ddot.dc.gov.
