New nationwide standards require street name signs to be high intensity prismatic with a upper/lowercase legend. The new standards also require that the only alternative to the green background is blue, brown or white. A black legend shall be used if the background is white, otherwise the legend color shall be white. These new laws governing street names have to be completed by the year 2018 so engineer grade signs can still be purchased but will not meet the new standards in 2018.
New standards regarding sign height:
JCCC | 61311
| Number of Letters for Signs with Suffix (RD, LN, DR & etc) | Number of Letters for Signs with Prefix/Suffix (N, S, E, W, RD, DR) | ||||||
| Stock Code | Size | ALL CAPS | Upper & Lowercase | Upper & Lowercase (q, p, g, l, v) |
ALL CAPS | Upper & Lowercase | Upper & Lowercase (q, p, g, l, v) |
| D-3.1206.STD | 12″ × 6″ | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| D-3.1806.STD | 18″ × 6″ | 3 | 4 | 5 | NA | NA | NA |
| D-3.2406.STD | 24″ × 6″ | 6 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| D-3.3006.STD | 30″ × 6″ | 8 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 9 |
| D-3.3606.STD | 36″ × 6″ | 12 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 13 |
| D-3.4206.STD | 42″ × 6″ | 14 | 18 | 22 | 11 | 15 | 18 |
| D-3.4806.STD | 48″ × 6″ | 16 | 23 | 26 | 14 | 19 | 22 |
| D-3.1208.STD | 12″ × 8″ | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| D-3.1808.STD | 18″ × 8″ | 3 | 5 | 5 | NA | NA | NA |
| D-3.2408.STD | 24″ × 8″ | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| D-3.3008.STD | 30″ × 8″ | 9 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
| D-3.3608.STD | 36″ × 8″ | 12 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 13 |
| D-3.4208.STD | 42″ × 8″ | 15 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 17 | 17 |
| D-3.4808.STD | 48″ × 8″ | 18 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 21 | 21 |
| D-3.1209.STD | 12″ × 9″ | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| D-3.1809.STD | 18" × 9" | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| D-3.2409.STD | 24″ × 9″ | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | NA | NA |
| D-3.3009.STD | 30″ × 9″ | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| D-3.3609.STD | 36″ × 9″ | 8 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
| D-3.4209.STD | 42″ × 9″ | 10 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
| D-3.4809.STD | 48″ × 9″ | 12 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 13 |
| D-3.1812.STD | 18″ × 12″ | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| D-3.2412.STD | 24″ × 12″ | 2 | 3 | 3 | NA | NA | NA |
| D-3.3012.STD | 30″ × 12″ | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| D-3.3612.STD | 36″ × 12″ | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| D-3.4212.STD | 42″ × 12″ | 8 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
| D-3.4812.STD | 48″ × 12″ | 10 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 11 |