MASHImplementa.on2016TrafficSafetyConference

June7,2016CollegeSta.on,TX

DickAlbinFHWAResourceCenter

ManualforAssessingSafetyHardware(MASH)

•  CrashTes)ngBackground•  Implementa)onAgreement•  EligibilityLe=ers

– Whatarethey?– FAQ’s– Status– Submi=alForm

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CrashTes)nghasbeenusedasatoolforevalua)ngroadsidehardwaresincethe1930’s

BackgroundofCrashTes.ng

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Evolu.onofCrashTestProcedures

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2016MASH

ManualforAssessingSafetyHardware(MASH)

•  Updateoftheevalua)onprocedures

•  PublishedasAASHTOdocumentinOctober,2009

•  MASHisNOTanFHWAdocument

•  FHWAforwardsques)onsoninterpreta)ontoAASHTO

AASHTO/FHWAImplementa.onAgreementforNHSHighways

•  Agenciesareurgedtoestablishaprocesstoreplaceexis)nghighwaysafetyhardwarethathasnotbeensuccessfullytestedtoNCHRPReport350orlatercriteria.

•  Agenciesareencouragedtoupgradeexis)nghighwaysafetyhardwaretocomplywiththe2016edi)onofMASHeitherwhenitbecomesdamagedbeyondrepair,orwhenanindividualagency'spoliciesrequireanupgradetothesafetyhardware.

AASHTO/FHWAImplementa.onAgreementforNHSHighways

ForcontractsontheNa)onalHighwaySystemwithale]ngdatea^erthedatesbelow,onlysafetyhardwareevaluatedusingthe2016edi)onofMASHcriteriawillbeallowedfornewpermanentinstalla)onsandfullreplacements:

– W-beambarrierandcast-in-placeconcretebarrier:December31,2017

– W-beamterminals:June30,2018–  Cablebarrier,cablebarrierterminals,andcrashcushions:December31,2018

–  Bridgerails,transi)ons,allotherlongitudinalbarriers(includingportablebarriersinstalledpermanently),allotherterminals,signsupports,andallotherbreakawayhardware:December31,2019

FHWAHardwareEligibilityLeXers

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FHWARole–WhatisanEligibilityLeXer?

•  ServicetotheFHWADivisionOfficesandStatessincethe1980’s

•  Reviewofcrashtestsandevalua)ons•  Ifdevicemeetscrashtestcriteria,FHWAissuesle=erindica)ngthatitiseligibleforFHWAreimbursement

•  Effec)veDecember31,2015FHWAnolongeracceptsrequestsformodifica)onstoNCHRP350hardware.

•  2reviewsareongoingbytheGAOandVolpethatmayrecommendchangestothisprocess(dueinsummerof2016).

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FHWARole–EligibilityLeXersFAQ’s

•  Q1:DoesallroadsidesafetyhardwareneedaFHWAEligibilityLeXerinordertobeeligibleforreimbursementonprojectsontheNHS?

•  A1.No.EligibilityLe=ersareprovidedasaservicetotheStatesandarenotarequirementforroadsidesafetyhardwaretobeeligibleforreimbursement.

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FHWARole–EligibilityLeXersFAQ’s

•  Q2:IfaStatedoesnotrequestanFHWAEligibilityLeXerforasafetyhardwaredevice,whatdocumenta.oncanaDivisionOfficerelyonthatthedeviceiseligibleforFederal-aidreimbursement?

•  A2:WhenapprovingtheState'sstandardplansorqualifiedproductslists(QPLs),theDivisionOfficemayrelyonacer)fica)onfromtheStateDOTindica)ngthatthehardwaresa)sfiesMASHorNCHRP350criteria.TheStateDOTshouldkeeponfiledocumenta)onsuppor)ngthiscer)fica)on.

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FHWARole–EligibilityLeXersFAQ’s

•  Q5:…Allmodifica.onstoanNCHRP350-testeddevicewillrequiretes.ngunderMASHinordertoreceiveaFederal-aidreimbursementeligibilityleXerfromFHWA."Doesthismeanthatanymodifica.ontoapreviouslyeligibleNCHRP350devicewillnowrequireMASHtes.ngforcrashworthiness?Iftheanswerisno,ifastateormanufacturerwantstomakeamodifica.ontoadevice,whatdocumenta.onshouldbemaintainedbytheStateDOTasevidencethatthedeviceiseligibleforFederal-aidreimbursement?

•  A5.No,thememoonlyservesasno)cethattheFHWAOfficeofSafetywillnolongerprovidetheserviceofissuingeligibilityle=ersformodifiedNCHRP350devices.IfaStateDOTchoosestomakeoracceptanon-significantmodifica)ontoapreviouslyeligibleNCHRP350device(genericorproprietary),theStateDOTshouldkeeponfileadequatedocumenta)onindica)ngthatthemodifiedhardwaresa)sfiesNCHRP350criteria.IftheStateDOTormanufacturerdeemsthemodifica)onasasignificantmodifica)on,amodifica)onthathasthepoten)altoaffectthedevice'sabilitytomeetcrashtestcriteria,thenthedeviceshouldbecrashtestedperMASHtes)ngcriteria.

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EligibilityLeXerStatus-Barriers

Le=ersIssuedasof5/25/16•  W-beamGuardrail–13Devices•  GuardrailTransi)ons–3Devices•  CableBarrier–3Devices•  ConcreteBarrier–3Devices•  BridgeRail–3Devices•  PortableBarriers–9Devices•  Other–3devicesNote-Therehasbeenaddi)onaltes)ngconducted(NCHRPprojects)butEligibilityle=ershavenotbeenrequested

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EligibilityLeXerStatus–Terminalsand CrashCushions

Le=ersIssuedasof5/25/16•  W-Beamterminals–2devices

• 1addi)onalunderreview

•  CrashCushions–1device

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EligibilityLeXerstatus–Breakaway Supports

Le=ersIssuedasof5/25/16•  Dualpostsupport–2devices•  LuminaireSupports-0Note:•  MASHnowrequirestes)ngwiththePUtruckthatwasnotrequiredunderNCHRP350

•  Therehasbeenaddi)onaltes)ngconducted(NCHRPprojects)butEligibilityle=ershavenotbeenrequested

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EligibilityLeXerstatus–WorkZone Devices

Le=ersIssuedasof5/25/16•  PortableSignStands–2devices•  Barricades–5devices•  LongitudinalChannelizers–6devices•  Other–2devicesNote–MASHnowrequirestes)ngwiththePUtruckthatwasnotrequiredunderNCHRP350

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EligibilityLeXerSubmission

•  Newform(version10.0)postedinMay,2016

•  Newformhasaplaceforanengineeraffiliatedwiththelabtosign.

•  Formneedstobecompletewithallrequiredsignaturebeforeale=erisissued

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EligibilityLeXerSubmission

•  Filloutthispor)onfromrighttole^sothattheformwillgeneratetheappropriateboxesforthedevice

EligibilityLeXerSubmission

Thesubmi=ercer)fiesthattheproductwastestedinconformancewithMASHanddisclosesanyfinancialinterestsofthetestlab.

EligibilityLeXerSubmission

Thisboxisusedtodescribetheproductindetail.Ifamodifica)on,thechangesshouldbeiden)fiedhere.Note–theboxexpandsastextisadded.

EligibilityLeXerSubmission

ThisboxissignedbyanengineeraffiliatedwiththeTestlabagreeingthatthecri)calandrelevanttestswereconducted.

EligibilityLeXerSubmission

Theseboxesappeara^erthetestinfoisfilledinabove(systemtype,testlevel,etc.).•  Narra)veshouldincludeasummaryoftestcondi)onsandresults.•  Ifatestisdeterminedtobenon-cri)cal,thebasisofthisdetermina)on

shouldbeincludedhere.Note–FHWAdoesnot“waive”tests.Thesubmi=erandtestlabdeterminethecri)calandrelevanttestsandprovideanengineeringbasisisatestisdeterminedtobenon-cri)cal.

EligibilityLeXerSubmission

ThetestLabcer)fiesthatthetestswereconductedinaccordancewithMASHandprovidesAccredita)onCer)ficatenumberandperiod.NotetheLabneedstobeaccreditedat)meofthetest.Submi=ersignsandsubmitsform.

• Questions?

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