U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
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U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Ave. S.E.
Washington, D.C. 20590
In Reply Refer To:
HSST/CC-100C
Mr. Brian Smith
Trinity Highway Products, LLC
2525 North Stemmons Freeway
Dallas, Texas 75207
Dear Mr.Smith:
This letter is in response to your request for the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to review a roadside safety system for eligibility for reimbursement under the Federal-aid highway program.
Name of system: | Slotted Rail Terminal 31-inch (SRT-31)Wood Post |
Type of system: | Terminal End Section |
Test Level: | NCHRP Report 350 Test Level 3 (TL-3) |
Testing conducted by: | Texas Transportation Institute |
Task Force 13 Designator | SEW12c |
Date of request: | February 13, 2014 |
Date of completed package: | May 9, 2014 |
Decision
The following device is eligible, with details provided:
This correspondence is in conjunction with the existing eligibility letter CC-100B dated December 5, 2012 for the above described system. Based on a comparison to both SRT-27 Wood Post (SRT-27W) Eligibility Letter CC-72 dated December 18, 2000 and SRT-31 Steel Post system Eligibility Letter CC-100 dated August 30, 2007, the accredited crash test house identified within the attached eligibility form has determined the device described herein meets the crash test and evaluation criteria of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials' Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH), the device is eligible for reimbursement under the Federal-aid highway program. Eligibility for reimbursement under the Federal-aid highway program does not establish approval or endorsement by the FHWA for any particular purpose or use.
The FHWA, the Department of Transportation, and the United States Government do not endorse products or services and the issuance of a reimbursement eligibility letter is not an endorsement of any product or service.
Requirements
To be found eligible for Federal-aid funding, roadside safety devices should meet the crash test and evaluation criteria contained in the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials' Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH).
Description
The device and supporting documentation are described in the attached form.
Summary and Standard Provisions
Therefore, the system described and detailed in the attached form is eligible for reimbursement and may be installed under the range of conditions previously tested.
Please note the following standard provisions that apply to FHWA eligibility letters:
Sincerely yours, Michael S. Griffith |