FHWA Update 2017 ATSSA Annual Meeting February 11, 2017 Will Longstreet, FHWA Office of Safety
AASHTO|FHWA Implementation Agreement
1. FHWA’s role in MASH implementation • FHWA partnered with AASHTO to develop sunset dates and we continue to monitor the progress of new MASH devices into the market. • As the established sunset dates approach, the number of MASH devices will be assessed and the date • By updating the MASH Implementation Agreement and sunsetting NCHRP 350, the development and use of MASH-compliant devices has been encouraged
AASHTO|FHWA Implementation Agreement
2. FHWA’s eligibility letters of MASH compliant hardware. FHWA will continue to: • review MASH submissions • write eligibility letters for all new and modified MASH devices
AASHTO|FHWA Implementation Agreement
3. FHWA’s web site listing systems that have FHWA eligibility letters. Through agreement with AASHTO, the existing eligibility website will be maintained indefinitely by FHWA.
AASHTO|FHWA Implementation Agreement http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/roadway_dept/policy_guide/road_hardware/
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AASHTO|FHWA Implementation Agreement MASH Tested Hardware
MASH Tested Hardware
AASHTO|FHWA Implementation Agreement http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/roadway_dept/policy_guide/road_hardware/
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• Agencies are urged to establish a process to replace existing highway safety hardware that has not been successfully tested to NCHRP Report 350 or later criteria. • [Active] NCHRP Project will provide guidance: “NCHRP 20‐07/Task 395 [Active] ‘MASH Equivalency . of NCHRP 350‐ Eligible Bridge Railings’
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AASHTO|FHWA Implementation Agreement
• Agencies are encouraged to upgrade existing highway safety hardware to comply with the 2016 edition of MASH either when it becomes damaged beyond repair, or when an individual agency's policies require an upgrade to the safety hardware.
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AASHTO|FHWA Implementation Agreement • December 31, 2017 W‐beam barrier and cast‐in‐place concrete barrier • June 30, 2018 W‐beam terminals • December 31, 2018 Cable barrier, cable barrier terminals, crash cushions • December 31, 2019 Bridge rails, transitions, all other longitudinal barriers (including portable barriers installed permanently), all other terminals, sign supports, and all other . breakaway hardware 13
FHWA Eligibility Letters
FormV10 posted in May 2016 • New form requires signature of engineer affiliated with the crash test laboratory agreeing the critical and relevant tests were conducted.
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FHWA Eligibility Letters Form now requires 3 signatures: - Engineer affiliated with crash test laboratory agreeing the critical and relevant tests were conducted - Laboratory certifies that the product was tested in conformance with MASH - Submitter discloses any financial interests
•. Completed Form required w/signatures before eligibility letter issued. • Posting to FHWA website is working toward 3 week timeframe following signature 15
Thank You Will Longstreet FHWA Office of Safety Washington, D.C.
[email protected] 202‐366‐0087 16