(1) Trailblazer signs must be installed along a
highway for a qualified business if the business cannot be seen from the
highway.
(2) Trailblazer signs may be located on the right-of-way of the public
highway near all intersections where the direction of the route changes or
where it might be questionable as to which roadway to follow.
(3) If
conflicts with existing signs arise, the exact location of trailblazer signs
shall be determined by the department.
(4) If a
trailblazer sign must be erected along a public highway which is not under the
maintenance jurisdiction of the department, the franchisee shall obtain written
permission from the applicable authority before the sign may be erected.
(5) Trailblazer signs
shall be erected in the same order as specific information signs.
(6) Trailblazer signs shall indicate, by arrow, the direction to the qualified
business and shall indicate mileage where the business is located more than 1
mile from the sign.
(7) All necessary
trailblazer signs must be erected before a business sign may be installed.
(8) The
department may review the franchisee's determination of number and location of
trailblazer signs.