Multi-Way Stop Signs

The Greensboro Department of Transportation (GDOT) receives many requests throughout the year to modify traffic operations along residential streets. Specifically, many residents request the placement of multi-way stop signs.

In an effort to be more flexible and more responsive to resident’s requests for multi-way stops in residential areas, GDOT has developed a "Multi-Way Stop Sign Installation Policy." This policy places an upper and lower limit on traffic volumes that must be present for consideration of a multi-way stop installation. Consideration of traffic volumes and additional criteria discourages the placement of multi-way stops at adjacent intersections and along very low/high volume streets. In all cases, the decision to install or not install a multi-way stop at an intersection will be made by GDOT based on an engineering investigation and engineering judgment.

Multi-Way Stop Sign Installation Policy