Traffic Signs for California
Equip California roads, lots, and work zones with MUTCD-compliant traffic signs. Start with the California-specific accessible parking sign required here, then add the regulatory and warning signs every site needs.
California-Specific Signs
Built to meet California requirements.
California Traffic Sign Requirements
California maintains its own state traffic-sign manual, the California MUTCD, kept in substantial conformance with the federal MUTCD (Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices). Signs installed on public roads in California must match that standard for design, color, shape, and placement, enforced through the California Department of Transportation.
MUTCD compliance
The MUTCD defines every standard regulatory (R), warning (W), and guide (G) sign — its exact size, legend, and colors. Our California traffic signs are produced to those specifications so they are compliant out of the box, whether you need stop, yield, speed limit, or warning signs.
Reflectivity
Signs that face traffic must meet the FHWA minimum retroreflectivity levels in the MUTCD, and agencies are required to maintain them. We offer engineer-grade and high-intensity prismatic reflective sheeting to meet California road and work-zone requirements.
California Sign FAQs
- Do traffic signs in California have to be MUTCD-compliant?
- Yes. Traffic signs on public roads in California must conform to the MUTCD as adopted in the California MUTCD, which sets the required size, legend, color, and reflectivity for each sign. Our signs are made to that standard.
- Who regulates traffic signs in California?
- The California Department of Transportation sets and enforces traffic-sign standards in California, following the MUTCD.
- Does California use its own version of the MUTCD?
- Yes. California publishes the California MUTCD, its own state manual kept in substantial conformance with the federal MUTCD.