The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways (MUTCD) defines the standards used by road managers nationwide to install and maintain traffic control devices on all streets, highways, pedestrian and bicycle facilities, and site roadways open to public travel. This document is a compilation of national standards for all traffic control devices, including road markings, highway signs, and traffic signals.

Within Independence, there are 109.5 centerline miles of highway within the City of Independence that are maintained by the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT). Occasionally, these traffic control devices are damaged or fall into disrepair.

In February 2023, the Independence City Council adopted the “City of Independence Action Plan”. The Action Plan seeks to, in part, “consistently improve our community’s appearance and quality of life as it grows and changes” and to also “embrace a safe…community”. However, damaged traffic control devices negatively impact both community appearance and safety.

As such, the Independence City Council wishes to express its desire for the Missouri Department of Transportation to provide for the timely maintenance and upkeep of all traffic control devices located along the 109.5 centerline miles of highway that are located within the corporate limits of the City of Independence and which are the responsibility of the State of Missouri