- Signs stored within 19 miles (30 km): 334 (334 from the state's sign permit list).
- Traffic counts held: 1,200, 559 of them at 20,000+ vehicles a day.
- Busiest counted road: I-10, 318,361 vehicles a day.
- Busy roads with no stored sign within 1 km (0.6 mi): I-610, SH 288, Jfk Blvd, US 90, FM 1093 and Fort Bend Parkway Toll Road.
- Most signs near one road: FM 1960, 79.
None of them stands within 3 miles of downtown: the state's permit list covers signs beside controlled highways (interstates and federal-aid primary roads), not signs the city permits on its own streets.
Busiest counted roads
| Road | Vehicles a day | Signs within 1 km (0.6 mi) |
|---|---|---|
| I-10 | 318,361 | 14 |
| I-610 | 304,321 | 0 |
| I-69 | 294,520 | 31 |
| I-45 | 266,096 | 7 |
| US 290 | 229,577 | 12 |
| SH 288 | 182,659 | 0 |
| SH 249 | 145,491 | 17 |
| SH 225 | 132,574 | 3 |
| Loop 8 | 105,294 | 11 |
| Jfk Blvd | 75,603 | 0 |
Where the signs are
FM 1960 (79), SH 6 (32), I-69 (31), SH 249 (17), FM 521 (16) and I-10 (14).
| From the centre | Signs |
|---|---|
| Under 1.2 mi | 0 |
| 1.2 mi to 3.1 mi | 0 |
| 3.1 mi to 6.2 mi | 0 |
| 6.2 mi to 12.4 mi | 66 |
| 12.4 mi to 18.6 mi | 268 |
| Vehicles a day | Counts | No sign within 1 km (0.6 mi) |
|---|---|---|
| 20,000 to 50,000 | 343 | 251 |
| 50,000 to 100,000 | 73 | 59 |
| 100,000+ | 143 | 119 |
Sign rules: Texas
- Spacing between signs: interstate 1,500 ft, freeway 1,500 ft, federal-aid primary 300 ft in cities, 750 ft outside (43 Tex. Admin. Code 21.180).
- Controlled area: 660 ft from the road (43 Tex. Admin. Code 21.153). The finder checks both for each ranked site.
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