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FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION Letter Number

OFFICE OF SAFETY DESIGN

Category 2 Work Zone Device Acceptance Letter

Please note the following standard provisions that apply to FHWA letters of acceptance:

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Our acceptance is limited to the crashworthiness characteristics of the devices and does not
cover their structural features, or conformity with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control
Devices.

Any changes that may adversely influence the crashworthiness of the device will require a
new acceptance letter.

Should the FHWA discover that the qualification testing was flawed, that in-service
performance reveals unacceptable safety problems, or that the device being marketed is
significantly different from the version that was crash tested, it reserves the right to modify
or revoke its acceptance.

You will be expected to supply potential users with sufficient information on design and
installation requirements to ensure proper performance.

You will be expected to certify to potential users that the hardware furnished has
essentially the same chemistry, mechanical properties, and geometry as that submitted for
acceptance, and that they will meet the crashworthiness requirements of FHWA and
NCHRP Report 350.

To prevent misunderstanding by others, this letter of acceptance shall not be reproduced
except in full. This letter, and the test documentation upon which this letter is based, is
public information. All such letters and documentation may be reviewed at our office upon
request.

If the subject of this letter is a patented device it is considered "proprietary.". The use of
proprietary work zone traffic control devices in Federal-aid projects is generally of a
temporary nature. They are selected by the contractor for use as needed and removed upon
completion of the project. Under such conditions they can be presumed to meet
requirement "a" given below for the use of proprietary products on Federal-aid projects.
On the other hand, if proprietary devices are specified by a highway agency for use on
Federal-aid projects they: (a) must be supplied through competitive bidding with equally
suitable unpatented items; (b) the highway agency must certify that they are essential for
synchronization with existing highway facilities or that no equally suitable alternative
exists or; (c) they must be used for research or for a distinctive type of construction on
relatively short sections of road for experimental purposes. Our regulations concerning
proprietary products are contained in Title 23, Code of Federal Regulations, Section
635.411, a copy of which is enclosed.

This Acceptance Letter shall not be construed as authorization or consent by the Federal
Highway Administration to use, manufacture, or sell any patented device for which the
applicant is not the patent holder. The Acceptance Letter is limited to the crashworthiness
characteristics of the candidate device, and the FHWA is neither prepared nor required to
become involved in issues concerning patent law. Patent issues, if any, are to be resolved
by the applicant.


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Page 3 FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION Letter Number
re | OFFICE OF SAFETY DESIGN
Category 2 Work Zone Device Acceptance Letter

Date WZ-28)8

Please select from the following Keywords for “Type of Device”:

Longitudinal Channelizing Barricade

Curb (Curb channelizer system with or without road tubes or other channelizers)

Drum

H-Footprint Sign Stand

X-Footprint Sign Stand

Trailer Mounted Signs (Does not include arrow boards or variable message signs or other
Category 4 trailer mounted devices.)

Automated Flagger Device (not trailer mounted)

Tripod Sign Stand

Type I Barricade

Type II Barricade

Type III Barricade

Vertical Panel

Intrusion Detector

Ballast (Action relates to ballast on one or more devices)

Channelizer (Individual units unlike cones, road tubes, or drums)

Please select from the following Keywords for “Sign Substrate”:

Roll-up / Fabric (with fiberglass spreaders — aluminum or steel spreaders are not allowed.)
Plywood

Aluminum — Solid

Aluminum — Laminate

Corrugated Plastic

Extruded Plastic

Waffleboard Plastic

Wood / Lumber

Please select from the following Keywords for “Height of Sign”:

The distance to the lowest point on the sign is:

Low 12 to 18 inches above the pavement
Mid-A 20 to 24 inches above the pavement
Mid-B 25 to 36 inches above the pavement
Mid-C 37 to 59 inches above the pavement
Tall 60 to 71 inches above the pavement

Oversized 72 inches and taller


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US. Department
of Transportation

Federal Highway
Administration

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C. 20590

April 8, 2010

In Reply Refer To:
HSSD/WZ-288

Mr. Christian Cummings
Acme Barricades, LC

9800 Normandy Boulevard
Jacksonville, Florida 32221

Dear Mr. Cummings:

This is in response to your December 15, 2009, letter requesting the Federal Highway
Administration’s (FHWA) acceptance of your company’s Acme | VP Vertical Panel Barricade
as a crashworthy traffic control device for use in work zones and elsewhere on the National
Highway System (NHS). Accompanying your letter was the FHWA Office of Safety Design
form indicating comparability with generic barricades detailed in FHWA Acceptance Letter
WZ-54. You requested that we find this barricade acceptable for use with a single lightweight
warning light (3 pounds or less, with batteries) on the NHS under the provisions of National
Cooperative Highway Research Program Report 350 “Recommended Procedures for the Safety
Performance Evaluation of Highway Features.”

This letter is the acknowledgement of the FHWA’s acceptance of your request. The original
completed form has been modified by the addition of the FHWA acceptance letter number and
the date of our review. The form, of which a copy is enclosed for reference, will be posted on
our Web site in the near future.

Sincerely yours,

David A. Nicol, P.E.
Director, Office of Safety Design
Office of Safety

Enclosure

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FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION _ | Letter Number
| OFFICE OF SAFETY DESIGN W2=288'
| Category 2 Work Zone Device Acceptance Letter | Date
ae PES ee a t- 6-70

Petitioner / Developer Name and Address:

Acme Barricades, LC
9800 Normandy Blvd
Jacksonville, FL 32221

Therby certify that the device(s) covered by this Acceptance Letter meet(s) the crash _
| — worthiness test and evaluation requirements of the FHWA and NCHRP. Report 350.

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Telephone # (904) 781-1950
Email Address | ccummings@acmebarricades.com

| Laboratory / Engineer Name and Address

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I hereby certify that the testing that supports this Acceptance Letter was conducted in
accordance with NCHRP Report 350 guidelines, that the device(s) tested is/are
accurately described on this form, and that the test results indicate that the device
meets all applicable NCHRP Report 350 evaluation criteria.

I have evaluated the requested modifications to these devices previously found

acceptable by the FHWA in Acceptance Letter WZ-§ , and hereby certify that, in
my opinion, the modifications do not adversely affect the crash performance of the

devices. | also certify that these devices are accurately described on this form.
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Signature
Telephone # (904) 781-1950
Email Address _|¢cummings@acmebarricades.com

Type of Device (See page 3) |
Vertical Panel |
Composition of Sign or Rail substrate (See Page 3) |

Thickness of substrate (inches):
Height of sign from the ground (inches), if applicable: (See Page 3)

Flags and or lights present during test? Indicate number of each:

# of flags: # of lights: 1 Weight of lights: 3.30 _ea.
Device Name ACME 1 VP
Detailed Desc. | (May be attached on separate page(s)

Of Device, 6 The ACME 1 VP is a modification to the generic type 1 barricade found
Materials, sizes, | acceptable in WZ-54. Itis comprised of the same components and materials
Fasteners, as the generic type 1 except the 12"x36" panels are 18 GA metal instead of
Substrates plywood. The generic type 1 is modified by attaching the 36"x12" panels

vertical instead of horizontal. This results in a barricade that is 12" wide

Foundation; instead of 36" wide. The height remains the same as the generic type 1.

Aux. Features
Ballast, etc.



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Alternative

FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION Letter Number

OFFICE OF SAFETY DESIGN W2- 283
Category 2 Work Zone Device Acceptance Letter | Date
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Mandatory Attachments

Attachment # 1: Test data summary page(s)

Attach. #1a Test #

Attach. #1b Test #

Attach. #1¢e Test #

Attach, #1d Test #

Attachment # 1: Description and discussion of modification(s) to
crash tested and/or accepted device.

Date:
Attachment # 2: PDF drawing(s) of device(s)
Attach. #2a Drawing Title:
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Attach. #2b Drawing Title: ee
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Attach. #2c Drawing Title:
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Attach. #2d Drawing Title:
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