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                        W-Beam Guardrail Repair: A Guide for Highway and Street Maintenance Personnel


            
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Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD):http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/
	Standardized Highway Barrier Hardware Guide:http://www.aashtotf13.org/Barrier-Hardware.php
	FHWA-accepted roadside hardware:https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/safety/rwd/reduce-crash-severity
	End-treatment manufacturers:
	Road Systems Inc: http://www.roadsystems.com/
	Trinity Industries: http://www.highwayguardrail.com/
	AASHTO Roadside Design Guide:https://bookstore.transportation.org/collection_detail.aspx?ID=105
	Guidelines for the Selection of W-beam Barrier Terminals: FHWA Publication FHWA-SA-06-19, December 2006 (available from FHWA Report Center; request by email at Report.Center@fhwa.dot.gov)
      
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                    APPENDIX A: ESTIMATING RESOURCES FOR W-BEAM GUARDRAIL REPAIR ›
                
                Book:W-Beam Guardrail Repair: A Guide for Highway and Street Maintenance Personnel
              I. INTRODUCTION: INTENT AND CONTENT
                II. IDENTIFY PROBLEMS AND PLAN APPROPRIATE ACTION
                III. REPAIR SEQUENCE GUIDANCE
                IV. REPAIR RECORD
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                APPENDIX A: ESTIMATING RESOURCES FOR W-BEAM GUARDRAIL REPAIR
                APPENDIX B: VIRGINIA DOT REPAIR GUIDANCE
                APPENDIX C: MAINTENANCE GUIDANCE
                APPENDIX D: CLEAR ZONE DESCRIPTION U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

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