Executive Summary

Executive Summary

Section 1429 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act requires the Secretary of Transportation to study identification methods that can improve the capability of transportation agencies to collect data about their roadside safety hardware, such as guardrail and end treatments. Transportation agencies use the collected data to evaluate the in-service performance of this safety hardware. This report submits the results of the study, which include:

Roadside Safety Hardware Identification Methods

Report to Congress

Submitted by the
U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
Office of Safety

Roadside Hardware Policy Memoranda and Guidance

NTSB Recommendations

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AASHTO Guidance

American Association of Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) is a nonprofit association that represents highway and transportation departments across the nation and serves as a liaison between State departments of transportation and the Federal government. AASHTO works to educate the...

Requesting Letter for Federal-Aid Reimbursement Eligibility of Safety Hardware Devices – Revised 06/20/2023

1. Introduction

   This document outlines the process for requesting and receiving a Federal-aid reimbursement eligibility letter from FHWA for a roadside safety hardware device or a work zone traffic control device. This document also identifies the information that must be submitted when requesting a FHWA Federal-aid reimbursement eligibility letter.

ATSSA's Position on the Identification of Crashworthy

ATSSA's Position on the Identification of Crashworthy

Work Zone Traffic Control Devices

The American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA) has been promoting the advancement of work zone safety for over 32 years....

FAQs: Work Zone Traffic Control Devices

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FAQs: Breakaway Sign and Luminaire Supports

1. Should we use breakaway bases for sign and light poles mounted on concrete median barriers?
2. Can we still use pendulum tests to assess breakaway performance of sign and lighting poles?
3. Should we use omni-directional...

Safety - Aimee Zhang

FAQs: Barriers, Terminals, Transitions, Attenuators, and Bridge Railings

FHWA barrier guidance is contained in the AASHTO Roadside Design Guide. However, FHWA field offices often raise numerous issues that involve interpretations, extrapolations, device selection, hardware deployment, or simply trying to fit safety devices into real world...