T016 Gore Sign Sheeting Detail_1.PDF

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This is a technical design specification sheet for exit gore sign installations prepared by the County of [County Name] for traffic control and roadway safety applications. The document provides detailed engineering specifications for the fabrication and installation of exit gore signs, including standard configurations for 2-post and 3-post support systems with sign dimensions of 5' x 6', 5' x 7.5', and 5' x 9'. The specifications detail the materials required, including ASTM A572 grade 50 steel plates, ASTM A500 Grade B tubing, 6061-T6 aluminum alloy components, and stainless steel hardware, along with precise measurements for post lengths ranging from 10.5' to 14' maximum heights. Installation procedures are outlined with concrete footing requirements of Class "A" concrete with an 18-inch diameter by 42-inch deep foundation, minimum 6-foot elevation from roadway to sign bottom, and specific torque specifications for bolted connections using Grade 8 fasteners and Teflon-coated washers.

The specification sheet establishes critical installation parameters including maximum sign area of 16 square feet per junction, sign bracing diagrams with designated connection points, and requirements for Type D breakaway support systems approved by the Kentucky Department of Highways and FHWA. All materials and acceptable alternates must be selected from the Kentucky Department of Highways' approved list prior to installation. The document specifies that concrete must cure for a minimum of five days before sign erection and includes provisions for optional advisory speed plaques on fluorescent yellow Type IX backgrounds when required on exit ramps. The design document was plotted on September 7, 2018, and serves as the standard installation guide for exit gore signs across the specified jurisdiction.

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COUNTY OF ITEM NO. SHEET NO.

EXIT GORE DETAIL SHEET 1 of 2

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2ƒ"

1…"

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TORQUE FREE MATCH PLATE HARDWARE

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1 •"

1ƒ"

1ƒ"

1…"

•" - 13 THREADS

1/2"-13 GR. 8 TORQUE FREE BOLT

1/2"-13 USS FLAT WASHER5-8

SEE NOTES

3/8"

GRADE

FINISH

1/2"-13 GR. 8 SERRATED LARGE FLANGE NUT

1"

1/2"

1/2"

3/4"

1"

4"

1"

OMNI-DIRECTIONAL BREAK-A-WAY FOR TYPE 1 POSTS

TYPE "D" SUPPORT

3 1/2"

42"

HARDENED, TEFLON COATED WASHER SHIM

2•" x 12 GA. FOR ADDITIONAL WINDLOAD.

* 2‚" x 12 GA. MAY BE INSERTED INTO

Plate - ASTM A572 grade 50

Tube - 3" x 3" x 7 ga. ASTM A500 Grade B tube

MATERIALS:

3"

1‹"

2Š"

3…"

5•"

(TYP.)

Š" R

3”" 3”"

6Œ"

SEE NOTE 2

SQUARE POST CLAMP & BRACE

SQUARE TUBING SIGN SUPPORT

TYPE 1

2"

6"

7/8"

(SEE DETAIL THIS SHEET)

SHEETING SIGN BRACING SUBSTRATE USING RIVETS.

CENTERS FOR ATTACHMENT OF SIGN

3/16" DIAMETER HOLES ON 6"

6061-T6 ALUMINUM ALLOY, PUNCHED WITH

NOMINAL WALL THICKNESS.

2" MOUNTING SURFACE X 7/8" DEPTH X 1/8"

ALUMINUM SIGN BRACING

NOTE:

TO POST JUNCTION.

SPLICED WITHIN 6" OF A BRACE

2. BRACING SHOULD NOT BE

JUNCTION = 16 SQ. FT.

PER CONNECTING

1. MAXIMUN AREA

NOTE:

35% 15%

15% MAX

35% MAX

35% MAX

15% MAX

MAX.MAX.

35%

MAX.

15%

MAX.

1/5 MAX

3/5 MAX

1/5 MAX

3/5

MAX.

1/5

MAX.

1/5

MAX.

2 POST - BRACING DIAGRAM3 POST - BRACING DIAGRAM

JUNCTION

CONNECTING

JUNCTION

CONNECTING

SQUARE POST

TYPE I

THIS SHEET)

(SEE DETAIL

SIGN BRACING

THIS SHEET)

(SEE DETAIL

SIGN BRACING

6"

12"E

6"

7"

10"E

7"

STANDARD EXIT GORE SIGN INSTALLATION

S e p t e m b e r

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S t e v e S p r a d li n

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NOTES FOR INSTALLATION PROCEDURESFOOTING

CONCRETE

CLASS "A"

MIN.

6'-0"

ROADWAY)

OF SIGN TO

(BOTTOM

7'-0" MIN.

ELEVATION

ROADWAY

EXIT RAMP

18"

SEE TABLE FOR SIZES

(THIS SHEET)

SEE CHART

PLAQUE

SPEED

ADVISORY

IF USING

8'-0" MIN

OM1-3

18"x18"

OM1-3

18"x18"

MIN.

4'-0"

SIGN BRACE

1/8" NOMINAL

WALL THICKNESS

7/8"

2"

END OF THE CHANNEL BRACE.

WITHOUT SLIDING THE CLAMPS FROM AN OPEN

CLAMPS CAN BE TWIST LOCKED INTO PLACE

WITH STAINLESS STEEL CARRIAGE BOLT.

11 GA. TYPE 304, #2B FINISHED STAINLESS STEEL

SQUARE POST CLAMP:

SQUARE POST CLAMP

SEE NOTES 1-4

18" DIA.

2 DIGITS

3 DIGITS

4 DIGITS

2 POSTS

2 POSTS

3 POSTS

5' x 6'

5' x 7.5'

5' x 9'

EXIT GORE SIGNS

SUPPORTS

NUMBER OF

SIZE

SIGN

GAUGE

POST

12'

TO BOTTOM OF SIGN

POST LENGTH FROM GROUND

10 1/2 ' MAX

3 POSTS

8' MAX

14' MAX12

PRIOR TO INSTALLATION.

SHALL BE APPROVED BY THE DIVISION OF TRAFFIC OPERATIONS AND FHWA

APPROVED MATERIALS, OR AN APPROVED EQUAL. ACCEPTABLE ALTERNATES

SELECTED FROM THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS' LIST OF

TYPE D BREAKAWAY SIGN SUPPORT SYSTEMS FOR TYPE I POSTS SHALL BE10.

SQUARED AND LINED UP WITH EACH OTHER.

*NOTE:ON MULTI-LEG INSTALLATIONS, BE SURE THAT ALL ANCHORS ARE

SMALLER SQUARE POST INSIDE BOTTOM OF MAIN UPRIGHT POST.

*NOTE:WHERE HIGHER WINDLOAD IS DESIRED, INSERT THE NEXT SIZE

SHOULDER BOLTS AND FLANGED NUTS.

RECEIVER AND SECURE WITH 3 EACH 3/8"-16 x 3-1/2" GRADE 8 FLANGED

INSERT SIGN SUPPORT INTO THE TUBULAR PORTION OF TOP POST9.

*NOTE:SECONDARY HEAD WILL TWIST OFF AT DESIRED TORQUE LEVEL.

THE SMALLER 9/16" HEX HEAD UNTIL IT TWISTS OFF.

THE LARGER 3/4" HEX HEAD. COMPLETE BY TIGHTENING EACH BOLT USING

FULLY TIGHTEN, THEN LOOSEN, ALL THREE TORQUE FREE BOLTS USING8.

•" FLANGED LOCK NUT.

WASHER SHIM AGAINST THE SHANK OF EACH BOLT AND FINGER TIGHTEN

EACH NOTCHED POINT OF THE TRIANGLE. PUSH EACH TEFLON COATED

PLACE 1 EACH •" WASHER ONTO TORQUE FREE BOLT AND PLACE IN7.

THAT THE SIGN POST IS IN THE CORRECT POSITION FOR SIGN VISIBILITY.

PLACE TOP POST RECEIVER ON TO THE BASE AND WASHER SHIMS SO6.

OF THE TRIANGLE.

NOTCHED POINTS, WITH THE OPEN SIDE FACING TOWARDS THE CENTER

PLACE 1 EACH TEFLON COATED WASHER SHIM ON EACH OF THE 3 5.

ALLOW CONCRETE TO CURE AT LEAST 5 DAYS BEFORE ERECTING SIGN.4.

TOP OF THE BASE.

DEPTH OF INBEDMENT TO LEAVE 2-1/2" FROM THE GRADE TO THE3.

DRAINAGE BELOW THE CONCRETE FOOTING.)

POURING THE CONCRETE AS WELL AS TO ALLOW FOR WATER

ONCOMING TRAFFIC. (THIS SERVES TO STABILIZE THE BASE WHILE

ROADWAY, MAKING SURE THAT THE POINT OF THE PLATE IS FACING

OF THE HOLE WITH THE BASE PLUMB AND SQUARED UP WITH THE

TAP THE BOTTOM OF THE 48" BASE STUB INTO THE SOIL IN THE BOTTOM2.

LOCATION.

AUGER HOLE (18" DIAMETER x 42" DEEP) AT THE PRE-DETERMINED1.

DIMENSIONS & DETAILS

SEE SHEET 2 FOR

SPEED PLAQUE

MARKERS IF USING THE ADVISORY

NOTE: DO NOT USE THE OM1-3

FLOURESCENT YELLOW.

BACKGROUND SHALL BE TYPE IX

ON AN EXIT RAMP.

SHALL BE USED WHEN REQUIRED

E13-1P ADVISORY SPEED PLAQUEFLOURESCENT YELLOW (EACH POST)

BACKGROUND SHALL BE TYPE IX

NOT REQUIRE AN ADVISORY SPEED.

BE USED WHEN EXIT RAMP DOES

18"x18" OM1-3 MARKERS SHALL

72"

Varies

Plate - ASTM A572 grade 50

Tube receiver - 3" x 3" x 7 ga. ASTM A500 Grade B tube

MATERIALS:

3"

3"

1‹"

1•"

Ž"

2Š"

3…"

5•"

SEE NOTE 6

(TYP.)

Š" R

3”" 3”"

6Œ"

SEE NOTE #9.

SER. FLANGE NUT

BOLT WITH 3/8"-16 GR. 8

FLANGED SHOULDER

3/8" - 16 x 3 1/2" GR. 8

BOTTOM BASE CONCRETE STUB

2 - 1/2 " SQUARE POST

TOP POST RECEIVER / FOR

42"

3 1/2"

(SEE NOTE 3)

HEIGHTSTUB

RECOMMENDED

2 1/2"

3/8"

NOT TO SCALE

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