Traffic Engineering Manual
Program Overview
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Traffic Engineering Manual (TEM) provides traffic engineering standards and guidelines for use on the State Highway System. The TEM establishes procedures for adopting and updating these standards and provides requirements and guidance related to highway signs, traffic signals, pavement markings, and specialized operational topics. The 2027 Traffic Engineering Manual is available as a complete PDF or as individual chapters using the links below. The 2027 TEM is effective January 1, 2027.
- FHWA Article: Pavement Markings
- National Cooperative Highway Research Program: Pavement Marking and Materials (Safety Impact / Cost-Effectiveness)
- NCHRP Web-Only Document 92: Pavement Marking Materials and Markers: Real-World Relationship Between Retroreflectivity and Safety Over Time
- Manual on Uniform Traffic Studies (MUTS)
Please view Traffic Engineering and Operations Bulletin 26-02 for a description of revisions to the 2027 manual.
Please see the Traffic Engineering and Operation Bulletin page for past TEM Manual Bulletins.
| Title | Effective Date |
|---|---|
| Traffic Engineering Manual | 01/01/2027 |
| Chapter 1 Procedure | 01/01/2027 |
| Chapter 2 Signs | 01/01/2027 |
| Chapter 3 Signals | 01/01/2027 |
| Chapter 4 Markings | 01/01/2027 |
| Chapter 5 Special Operational Topics | 01/01/2027 |
| PDF File | Title | Effective Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Traffic Engineering Manual | January 2026 |
| 2025 | Traffic Engineering Manual | January 2025 |
| 2024 | Traffic Engineering Manual | January 2024 |
| 2023 | Traffic Engineering Manual | January 2023 |
| 2022 | Traffic Engineering Manual | January 2022 |
| 2021 | Traffic Engineering Manual | January 2021 |
| 2020 | Traffic Engineering Manual | January 2020 |
| 2019 | Traffic Engineering Manual | May 2019 |
| 2019 | Traffic Engineering Manual | January 2019 |
| 2018 | Traffic Engineering Manual | June 2018 |
| 2017 | Traffic Engineering Manual | November 2017 |
| 2016 | Traffic Engineering Manual | November 2016 |
| 2016 | Traffic Engineering Manual | February 2016 |
| 2016 | Traffic Engineering Manual | January 2016 |
| 2015 | Traffic Engineering Manual | November 2015 |
| 2015 | Traffic Engineering Manual | August 2015 |
| 2015 | Traffic Engineering Manual | February 2015 |
| 2014 | Traffic Engineering Manual | October 2014 |
| 2014 | Traffic Engineering Manual | September 2014 |
| 2014 | Traffic Engineering Manual | May 2014 |
| 2013 | Traffic Engineering Manual | November 2013 |
| 2013 | Traffic Engineering Manual | October 2013 |
| 2013 | Traffic Engineering Manual | June 2013 |
| 2012 | Traffic Engineering Manual | November 2012 |
| 2012 | Traffic Engineering Manual | January 2012 |
| 2011 | Traffic Engineering Manual | October 2011 |
| 2010 | Traffic Engineering Manual | June 2010 |
| 2010 | Traffic Engineering Manual | February 2010 |
| 1999 | Traffic Engineering Manual | March 1999 |
| 1998 | Traffic Engineering Manual | January 1998 |
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