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                Hardware Eligibility Letters
Hardware, such as barriers, sign supports, and work zone devices are commonly used to reduce the potential severity of crashes on the roadside. Crash testing is used to evaluate the crashworthiness of these devices. Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973  (Section 508) is a Federal law that requires Federal agencies to make electronic and information technology (EIT) accessible to people with disabilities in accordance with standards issued by the U.S. Access Board. The Access Board’s Section 508 Standards address the accessibility requirements for Information and Communication Technology (ICT), which encompasses EIT covered by Section 508, that federal agencies procure, develop, maintain, or use.  Eligibility letters that FHWA posts on this website constitute ICT that must conform to the Section 508 Standards, and particularly the Section 508 Standards for electronic content at Section E205.  These standards require electronic content to conform to Level A and Level AA Success Criteria and Conformance Requirements in WCAG 2.0 (Section E205.4). Therefore, FHWA posts eligibility letters on this website with attachments (manufacturers’ hardware drawings, test summaries, etc.) that meet Section 508 requirements.
ARCHIVED: FHWA Eligibility letters issued using NCHRP 350 testing criteria.SearchHardware Type
                    
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																								Testing
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																								Device DescriptionSS-166
																																				December 7, 2010
																																				MASH
																																				North Texas Tollway Authority
																																				Sign Supports, Mailboxes, and Delineator Posts
																																				NTTA Short Sign SupportSS-180 (REVISED)
																																				May 21, 2019
																																				MASH
																																				Xcessories SQUARED
																																				Sign Supports, Mailboxes, and Delineator Posts
																																				MASSH-400 Sign SupportSS-182
																																				February 9, 2017
																																				MASH
																																				Xcessories Squared
																																				Sign Supports, Mailboxes, and Delineator Posts
																																				MASSH-400 Breakaway Slip Base System for Square Steel Tube Sign SupportSS-183
																																				January 30, 2019
																																				MASH
																																				Frey Manufacturing
																																				Sign Supports, Mailboxes, and Delineator Posts
																																				Crosswalk Pedestal StationSS-184
																																				January 30, 2019
																																				MASH
																																				Frey Manufacturing
																																				Sign Supports, Mailboxes, and Delineator Posts
																																				Pedestrian Signal PoleSS-185
																																				July 21, 2021
																																				MASH
																																				Allied Tube & Conduit
																																				Sign Supports, Mailboxes, and Delineator Posts
																																				Telespar Sign SupportSS-186
																																				January 14, 2022
																																				MASH
																																				Allied Tube and Conduit Corporation
																																				Sign Supports, Mailboxes, and Delineator Posts
																																				SafeSign Support SystemSS-188
																																				October 5, 2022
																																				MASH
																																				Trinity Highway Products, LLC
																																				Sign Supports, Mailboxes, and Delineator Posts
																																				SQR-LOC Perforated Dual Post Sign Support SystemSS-189
																																				March 3, 2023
																																				MASH
																																				Trinity Highway Products, LLC
																																				Sign Supports, Mailboxes, and Delineator Posts
																																				S-Q 8 Slip Base Perforated, 3-Post Sign Support SystemSS-187
																																				October 5, 2022
																																				MASH
																																				Trinity Highway Products, LLC
																																				Sign Supports, Mailboxes, and Delineator Posts
																																				SQR-LOC Perforated Single Post Sign Support System U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

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