由联邦公路管理局（FHWA）编写的《统一交通控制设备手册》（MUTCD）2009版通过AASHTO、ATSSA和ITE的合作，以高质量印刷出版物的形式提供。印刷版包括:全面的版权索引、高质量的印刷品和颜色匹配的图形、经得起持续使用的平装装订，以及更大格式的三孔钻孔页。在MUTCD 2009版中寻找这些和许多其他重要变化:新交通控制设备的临时批准流程；交通事故管理章节；行人倒计时信号部分； 临时交通管制区内行人和工作人员的注意事项；设置路内行人标志；街道名称标志上字母高度的建议；在没有信号的中间街区人行横道上使用让行标志；以及为工人提供高能见度服装。MUTCD 2009版将MUTCD 2003版替换为第1版和第2版。MUTCD 2003版作为所有公共道路和自行车道交通控制装置的国家标准纳入联邦法规。

Written by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) 2009 Edition is available as a high-quality, printed publication through a cooperative effort between AASHTO, ATSSA, and ITE. The printed version includes: a comprehensive copyrighted index, high-quality print and color-matched graphics, a layflat binding designed to withstand continued use, and larger format three-hole drilled pages. Look for these and many other important changes in the MUTCD 2009 Edition: interim approval process for new traffic control devices; chapter on traffic incident management; section on countdown pedestrian signals; considerations for pedestrians and workers in temporary traffic control zones; provision for in-street pedestrian signs; recommendations for letter height on street name signs; use of yield markings at un-signalized mid-block pedestrian crosswalks; and provision for high visibility clothing for workers.The MUTCD 2009 Edition replaces the MUTCD 2003 Edition with Revisions 1 and 2. The MUTCD 2003 Edition is incorporated into Federal regulations as the national standard for traffic control devices on all public roads and bike paths.