The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), published by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), defines the standards used nationwide to install and maintain traffic control devices on all streets and highways. The MUTCD sets minimum standards and provides guidance to ensure uniformity of traffic control devices across the nation. In order to keep current, MUTCD goes through a periodic update process. The Web briefing will provide an overview of the significant changes proposed for the 2009 edition of MUTCD.

Hari Kalla, MUTCD Team Leader, FHWA, Washington, D.C., USA; Ken Wood, Traffic Operations Engineer, FHWA, Olympia Fields, IL, USA; Kevin Sylvester, Transportation Specialist on the MUTCD Team, FHWA, Washington, D.C., USA and Scott Wainwright, Highway Engineer, FHWA, Washington, D.C., USA

Hari is the MUTCD Team Leader in the Office of Operations in the Federal Highway Administration’s Washington, DC headquarters. Before this position, Hari was a team leader in the FHWA's Office of Safety. Prior to joining FHWA in 2001, Hari was Senior Design Engineer for the New York State Department of Transportation. He has Bachelor’s and Master's Degree in Civil Engineering and he is a registered Professional Engineer.

Ken is a Traffic Operations Engineer with the Operations Technical Service Team in the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Resource Center. He is a member of the FHWA’s Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices team and responsible for Part 6 of the manual. He also is involved in the Federal Highway Administrations’s programs dealing with work zone safety, and Quickzone training and applications. Ken previously spent 30 years with the Illinois Department of Transportation working in the various aspects of traffic engineering, eventually holding the position of the State Traffic Operations Engineer.

Kevin is a Transportation Specialist on the MUTCD Team in the Federal Highway Administration Office of Operations in Washington, D.C. He is responsible for the Guide and Motorist Information Signing sections of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) and is currently involved in the rulemaking process for the next edition of the MUTCD. Prior to joining FHWA in February 2007, Mr. Sylvester served for six years with the Port Authority of NY&NJ in Newark, N.J. as Senior Traffic Engineer responsible for supervising traffic operations and capital improvement projects at the agency's Port Commerce and Economic Development facilities. Mr. Sylvester graduated from Cornell University in 1992 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering and from New Jersey Institute of Technology in 1997 with a Master of Science degree in Transportation Engineering. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of New Jersey and a certified Professional Traffic Operations Engineer.

Scott is a Highway Engineer on the MUTCD Team in the Office of Operations in the Federal Highway Administration’s Washington, DC headquarters. He is responsible for the Signals and Markings parts of the MUTCD and is coordinating the rulemaking process for the next edition of the MUTCD. Prior to joining FHWA in 2001, Scott was Chief Traffic Engineer for Montgomery County, Maryland, in the suburbs of Washington DC. He retired from the County with 27 years of service. Scott spent the first 5 years of his career as a traffic engineer with the Connecticut State DOT. He is a registered Professional Engineer and a certified Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE). He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech and his Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Connecticut.