November 13, 2018 

U.S. Department 

of Transp ortation 

Federal Highway 

Administration 

1200 New Jersey Ave ., SE 

Washington , D.C. 20590 

In Reply Refer To: 

HSST-1/WZ-360 

Mr. Peter Connors 

Remcon Plastics Inc. 

208 Chestnut Street 

Reading PA 19602-1809 

Dear Mr. Connors: 

This letter is in response to your October 23, 2018 request for the Federal Highway 

Administration (FHW A) to review a roadside safety device, hardware, or system for eligibility 

for reimbursement under the Federal-aid highway program. This FHW A letter of eligibility is 

assigned FHWA control number WZ-360 and is valid until a subsequent letter is issued by 

FHW A that expressly references this device. 

Decision 

The following device is eligible within the length-of-need, with details provided in the form 

which is attached as an integral part of this letter: 

• Remcon Guardsafe 36 Longitudinal Channelizing Device 

Scope of this Letter 

To be found eligible for Federal-aid funding, new roadside safety devices should meet the crash 

test and evaluation criteria contained in the American Association of State Highway and 

Transportation Officials'(AASHTO) Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH). 

However, the FHW A, the Department of Transportation, and the United States Government do 

not regulate the manufacture of roadside safety devices. Eligibility for reimbursement under the 

Federal-aid highway program does not establish approval, certification or endorsement of the 

device for any particular purpose or use. 

This letter is not a determination by the FHWA, the Department of Transportation, or the United 

States Government that a vehicle crash involving the device will result in any particular 

outcome, nor is it a guarantee of the in-service performance of this device. Proper 

manufacturing, installation, and maintenance are required in order for this device to function as 

tested. 

This finding of eligibility is limited to the crashworthiness of the system and does not cover other 

structural features, nor conformity with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. 
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Eligibility for Reimbursement 

Based solely on a review of crash test results and certifications submitted by the manufacturer, 

and the crash test laboratory, FHWA agrees that the device described herein meets the crash test 

and evaluation criteria of the AASHTO's MASH. Therefore, the device is eligible for 

reimbursement under the Federal-aid highway program if installed under the range of tested 

conditions. 

Name of system: Remcon Guardsafe 36 Longitudinal Channelizing Device 

Type of system: Channelizer 

Test Level: MASH Test Level 1 (TLl) 

Testing conducted by: E-TECH Testing Services Inc 

Date of request: October 23, 2018 

Date initially acknowledged: October 23, 2018 

FHW A concurs with the recommendation of the accredited crash testing laboratory on the 

attached form. 

Full Description of the Eligible Device 

The device and supporting documentation, including reports of the crash tests or other testing 

done, videos of any crash testing, and/or drawings of the device, are described in the attached 

form. 

Notice 

This eligibility letter is issued for the subject device as tested. Modifications made to the device 

are not covered by this letter. Any modifications to this device should be submitted to the user 

(i.e., state DOT) as per their requirements. 

You are expected to supply potential users with sufficient information on design, installation and 

maintenance 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 test 

and evaluation criteria of AASHTO's MASH. 

Issuance of this letter does not convey property rights of any sort or any exclusive privilege. This 

letter is based on the premise that information and reports submitted by you are accurate and 

correct. We reserve the right to modify or revoke this letter if: (1) there are any inaccuracies in 

the information submitted in support of your request for this letter, (2) the qualification testing 

was flawed, (3) in-service performance or other information reveals safety problems, ( 4) the 

system is significantly different from the version that was crash tested, or (5) any other 

information indicates that the letter was issued in error or otherwise does not reflect full and 

complete information about the crash worthiness of the system. 
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Standard Provisions 

• To prevent misunderstanding by others, this letter of eligibility designated as FHWA 

control number WZ-360 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 upon request. 

• This letter shall not be construed as authorization or consent by the FHW A to use, 

manufacture, or sell any patented system for which the applicant is not the patent holder. 

• This FHW A eligibility letter is not an expression of any Agency view, position, or 

determination of validity, scope, or ownership of any intellectual property rights to a 

specific device or design. Further, this letter does not impute any distribution or licensing 

rights to the requester. This FHW A eligibility letter determination is made based solely 

on the crash-testing information submitted by the requester. The FHW A reserves the 

right to review and revoke an earlier eligibility determination after receipt of subsequent 

information related to crash testing. 

• If the subject device is a patented product it may be considered to be proprietary. If 

proprietary systems are specified by a highway agency for use on Federal-aid projects: 

(a) they must be supplied through competitive bidding with equally suitable unpatented 

items; (b) the highway agency must certify that they are essential for synchronization 

with the 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. 

Sincerely, 

Michael S. Griffith 

Director, Office of Safety Technologies 

Office of Safety 

Enclosures 
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Request for Federal Aid Reimbursement Eligibility 

of Highway Safety Hardware 

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Date of Request: October 23, 2018 I Ci' New r Resubmission 

Name: Peter Connors 

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To: Michael S. Griffith, Director 

FHWA, Office of Safety Technologies 

I request the following devices be considered eligible for reimbursement under the Federal-aid 

highway program. 

Device & Testing Criterion - Enter from right to left starting with Test Level I , -' -, I 

System Type Submission Type Device Name / Variant Testing Criterion Test 

Level 

'WZ': Crash Worthy Work 

Zone Traffic Control Devices 

(i' Physical Crash Testing 

(' Engineering Analysis 

Remcon Guardsafe 36 

Longintudnal 

Channelizing Device 

AASHTOMASH TL1 

By submitting this request for review and evaluation by the Federal Highway Administration, I certify 

that the product(s) was (were) tested in conformity with the AASHTO Manual for Assessing Safety 

Hardware and that the evaluation results meet the appropriate evaluation criteria in the MASH . 

Individual or Organization responsible for the product: 

Contact Name: Peter Connors Same as Submitter ~ 

Address: 

Company Name: Remcon Plastics Inc. Same as Submitter ~ 

208 Chestnut Street Reading PA 19602-1809 Same as Submitter ~ 

Country: United States Same as Submitter ~ 

Enter below all disclosures of financial interests as required by the FHWA ' Federal-Aid Reimbursement 

Eligibility Process for Safety Hardware Devices' document. 

There are no financial interests in the Guardsafe 36 Longitudinal Channelizing Device between Remcon Plastics, 

Inc. and E-Tech Testing Services, Inc., other than the costs associated with the actual crash tests and reports for 

this submission to FHWA. 
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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 

(e New Hardware or 

• Significant Modification

(' Modification to 

Existing Hardware 

Remcon's Guardsafe 36 Longitudnal Channelizing device 

CRASH TESTING 

By signature below, the Engineer affiliated with the testing laboratory, agrees in support of this submission that 

all of the critical and relevant crash tests for this device listed above were conducted to meet the MASH test 

criteria. The Engineer has determined that no other crash tests are necessary to determine the device meets 

the MASH criteria. 

Engineer Name: Paul Kruse 

Digitally signed by Paul Kruse 

Date: 2018.05.04 13:58:35 -07'00' Engineer Signature: Paul Kruse 

Address : 3617 Cincinnati Ave. Rocklin, CA 95765 Same as Submitter D 

Country: United States Same as Submitter D 

A brief descri p tion of each crash test and its result: 
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Required Test 

Number 

Narrative 

Description 

Evaluation 

Results 

1-90 (11 00C) 

E-TECH Crash test report number: 463 

E-TECH Test number: 82-0463-001 

Test date: 9/ 19/2017 

Vehicle: Black 2011 Kia Rio Sedan. 

A straight array of 20, Guardsafe 36® 

sections filled with 5 gallons of water each, 

were placed together in a straight array at 

the critical impact angle. Per MASH, the test 

article is to be impacted on the critical 

impact point (CIP) at the critical impact 

angle (CIA) with an impacting 11 00C vehicle 

at 50 km/hr. The orientation chosen was to 

impact the 7th of 20 sections at an impact 

angle of 25 degrees. The actual impact 

velocity was 50.7 km/hr. 

The 11 00C vehicle's driver-side front 

bumper impacted the installation at the 

midpoint of the 7th section. Sections 7 and 

8 immediately separated. The impacted 7th 

section was pushed aside with minimal 

deformation. The 8th Section was caught by 

the front of the vehicle and pushed over 

100 feet until it came to rest to the side and 

slightly behind the resting position of the 

vehicle. Sections 9, 10 and 11 were pushed 

downstream to the right and left of the 

system. The downstream units were moved 

slightly further downstream along the 

original centerline of system array. No 

sections rolled or flipped and only minimal 

marking occurred to any section. At no 

point during the impact event did any 

portion of the test article engage the 

undercarriage of the test vehicle (i.e. floor 

pan, foot well, oil pan, gas tank, trunk, etc.), 

nor were there any direct interactions with 

the occupant compartment (i.e. windshield, 

roof, side windows, etc.). The vehicle's 

headlights were broken during the impact 

and the passenger side fender was slightly 

deformed and pushed slightly back . The 

vehicle brakes were applied and the vehicle 

came to rest 40.8 m downstream and 1 m 

offset to the right of the initial line of travel. 

All six sections prior to the point of impact 

exhibited no damage, all sections from the 

point of impact forward exhibited minor 

scuffing to no visible damage observed. 

PASS 
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Required Test Narrative Evaluation 

Number Description Results 

E-TECH Crash Test Report Number: 463 

E-TECH Test number: 82-0463-002 

Date ofTest: 9/20/ 2017 

Vehicle: black 2011 Dodge 1500 Pickup 

painted with primer gray. 

A straight array of 20, water-ballasted, 

Guardsafe 36® sections was placed together 

in a straight line at the critical impact angle. 

Per MASH, the test article is to be impacted 

on the critical impact point (CIP) at the 

critical impact angle (CIA) with an impacting 

2270P vehicle at 50 km/hr. The orientation 

chosen was to impact the 7th of 20 sections 

at an impact angle of 25 degrees. The actual 

impact velocity was 50.5 km/hr. 

The purpose of this test was to analyze the 

Guardsafe 36® longitudinal channelizing 

device's interaction with a MASH specified 

2270P test vehicle and report the 

interactions between the test article and 

test vehicle. The test was run on September 

20, 2017 using a black 2011 Dodge 1500 

Pickup painted with primer gray. 

The curb mass of the vehicle was 2189.5 kg 

and the final test inertial mass was 2267.0 

kg. The actual impact conditions were 50.5 

km/h at a 25 deg. impact angle. The impact 

severity was 222.9 k.J. 

The Vehicle impacted the Guardsafe 36® 

LCD array just beyond the center of section 

7 and immediately section 7 and 8 were 

1-91 (2270P) pushed out of the way. Section 9 was 

caught by the bumper and pushed a 

PASS 

significant distance in front of the truck 

then out of the way and came to rest 

behind the truck. Sections 10, 11 and 12 

were pushed downstream into the other 

sections resulting in sections 10 and 12 

toppled over to the impact side of the array 

and section 11 upright just downstream of 

the array. The rest of the sections 

downstream were moved slightly along 

their line of install and sections 1 through 6 

were not visibly moved. Brakes were 

applied to the vehicle which came to rest 

102 ft downstream and 3ft to the left of the 

original line of travel. The truck showed no 

signs of visible damage, and the test article 

sections displayed only minor visible 

scuffing and no significant damage. 

There was no discernible damage to the 

vehicle during the test. The test article 

readily yielded to the vehicle in a 

predictable manner. As intended, the 

vehicle penetrated the longitudinal 

channelizing device array. There were no 

detached elements, fragments, or other 

debris from the test article that penetrated 
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Full Scale Crash Testing was done in compliance with MASH by the following accredited crash test 

laboratory (cite the laboratory's accreditation status as noted in the crash test reports.): 

Laboratory Name: E-TECH Testing Services Inc. 

Laboratory Signature: Timothy Mortensen Digitally signed by Timothy Mortensen 

Date: 2018.05.09 11 :07:54 -07'00' 

Address : 3617-B Cincinnati Dr. Rocklin, Ca 95765 Same as Submitter D 

Country: United States Same as Submitter D 

Accreditation Certificate 

Number and Dates of current 

Accreditation period : 

A2LA Certificate 0989.01 (1/12/2018 - 11/30/2019) 

ATTACHMENTS 

Attach to this form : 

I) Additional disclosures of related financial interest as indicated above. 

2) A copy of the full test report, video, and a Test Data Summary Sheet for each test conducted in 

support of this request. 

3) A drawing or drawings of the device(s) that conform to the Task Force-13 Drawing Specifications 

[Hardware Guide Drawing Standards]. For proprietary products, a single isometric line drawing is 

usually acceptable to illustrate the product, with detailed specifications, intended use, and contact 

information provided on the reverse. Additional drawings (not in TF-13 format) showing details that 

are relevant to understanding the dimensions and performance of the device should also be submitted 

to facilitate our review. 

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A t THIS SHOULD NOT BE USED AS A CRASH A BARRIER." 

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