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                Safety Eligibility Letter B-242
  
  **Hardware Type:**
            Longitudinal Barriers and Bridge Rails
                          **Code:**
            B-242
                          **Date:**
            05/13/2013
                          **Testing Criteria:**
            NCHRP 350
                          **Manufacturer:**
            Maine Department of Transportation (MEDOT)
                          **Device Description:**
            MEDOT 36" 3 Tube TL4 Bridge Rail
                          **View PDF:**
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    Safety Eligibility Letter B-242


						
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			DOT logoU.S. Department of Transportation**Federal Highway Administration**

			1200 New Jersey Ave. S.E.Washington, D.C. 20590

			May 13, 2013

			In Reply Refer To: 
			HSST/B-242
  
 Mr. Wayne Frankhauser
   Maine Department of Transportation
   16 State House Station
   Augusta, ME 04333-0016
		  Dear Mr. Frankhauser:
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:

  	 Maine Department of Transportation (MEDOT)
36-inch 3-Tube TL4 Bridge RailType of system:

  	 Permanent Bridge RailTest Level:

  	 National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 350 TL-4Testing conducted by:

  	 n/aDate of request:
 	   
 	   November 27, 2012Date of completed package:
 	   May 8, 2013Task Force 13 Designator:
 	   SBB45d**Decision:**
   The following device is eligible, with details provided in the form which is attached as an
integral part of this letter: 
MEDOT 36-inch 3-Tube TL4 Bridge RailBased on a review of original crash test results submitted by the State DOT certifying the device described herein meets the crash test and evaluation criteria of the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 350, the subject modified 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.To be found eligible for Federal-aid funding, roadside safety devices should meet the crash test
and evaluation criteria contained in the National Cooperative Highway Research Program
(NCHRP) Report 350 or the American Association of State Highway and Transportation
Officials' Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH). 
  **Requirements**
 To be found eligible for Federal-aid funding, roadside safety devices should meet the crash test
and evaluation criteria contained in the National Cooperative Highway Research Program
(NCHRP) Report 350 or 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 tested.
Please note the following standard provisions that apply to FHWA eligibility letters:
  This letter provides a AASHTO/ARTBA/AGC Task Force 13 designator that should be used for the purpose of the creation of a new and/or the update of existing Task Force 13
 drawing for posting on the on-line 'Guide to Standardized Highway Barrier Hardware' 
 currently referenced in AASHTO Roadside Design Guide.
 This finding of eligibility does not cover other structural features of the systems, nor
 conformity with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
 Any changes that may influence system conformance with NCHRP Report 350 criteria
 will require a new reimbursement eligibility letter.
 Should the FHWA discover that the qualification testing was flawed, that in-service performance reveals safety problems, or that the system is significantly different from the 
 version that was crash tested, we reserve the right to modify or revoke this letter.
 You are expected to supply potential users with sufficient information on design and 
installation requirements to ensure proper performance.
 You are expected to certify to potential users that the hardware furnished has the same chemistry, mechanical properties, and geometry as that submitted for review, and that it
 will meet the crash test and evaluation criteria of the NCHRP Report 350.
 To prevent misunderstanding by others, this letter of eligibility is designated as number
 B-242 and shall not be reproduced except in full. This letter and the test documentation
 upon which it is based are public information. All such letters and documentation may be 
 reviewed at our office upon request.Sincerely yours,

						*/* Signature of Michael S. Griffith*/*

						Michael S. Griffith
Director, Office of Safety  Technologies
Office of SafetyEnclosures U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

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