Grooved Pavement Signs are MUTCD Compliant (MUTCD W8-15) and identifies that a section of a road is grooved instead of smooth. The Grooved Payment Sign is a useful device to help display official regulations and provide mandatory information to drivers and pedestrians on both private and public roadways.
Compliance
Section 2C.33 Warning Signs and Plaques for Motorcyclists
Option
If a portion of a street or highway features a roadway pavement surface that is grooved or textured instead of smooth, such as a grooved skid resistance treatment for a horizontal curve or a brick pavement surface, a GROOVED PAVEMENT (W8-15) sign may be used to provide advance warning of this condition to motorcyclists, bicyclists, and other road users. Alternate legends such as TEXTURED PAVEMENT or BRICK PAVEMENT may also be used on the W8-15 sign.
