§ 1132 Sign limitations on state toll highways.

17 DE Code § 1132 (2019) (N/A)
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Code to the contrary, variable message signs (VMS) may not be erected or placed, facing in the same direction of travel, and directed toward and able to be read by travelers along state toll highways, within 1,000 feet of any toll highway listed in subsection (c) of this section, except for those signs installed within the rights-of-way of a toll highway for official Department use.

(b) As used in this section, “variable message sign” (“VMS”) means a sign or portion of a sign on which the message copy includes characters, letters, or illustrations that can be changed or rearranged electronically or mechanically without touching or physically altering the primary surface of the sign. Message copy for a VMS may be changed in the field or from a remote location.

(c) The provisions of this section apply to the following:

78 Del. Laws, c. 138, § 1.