Program Overview
The purpose of the FDOT Traffic Engineering Manual (TEM) is to provide traffic engineering standards and guidelines to be used on the State Highway System. The manual covers the process whereby standards and guidelines are adopted, as well as chapters devoted to highway signs, traffic signals, markings, and specialized operational topics.
- 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)

The Traffic Engineering Manual is available either as one complete PDF document, or by individual chapters (see menu below).
Please view Traffic Engineering and Operations Bulletin 25-01 for a description of revisions to the 2026 manual.
Please see the Traffic Engineering and Operation Bulletin page for past TEM Manual Bulletins.
| PDF File | Title | Effective Date |
|---|---|---|
| Traffic Engineering Manual | Traffic Engineering Manual | 01/01/2026 |
| Chapter 1 Procedure | Traffic Engineering Manual Chapter 1 | 01/01/2026 |
| Chapter 2 Signs | Traffic Engineering Manual Chapter 2 | 01/01/2026 |
| Chapter 3 Signals | Traffic Engineering Manual Chapter 3 | 01/01/2026 |
| Chapter 4 Markings | Traffic Engineering Manual Chapter 4 | 01/01/2026 |
| Chapter 5 Special Operational Topics | Traffic Engineering Manual Chapter 5 | 01/01/2026 |
| PDF File | Title | Effective Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 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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