Roadside Hardware Policy and Guidance

Federal-aid Reimbursement Eligibility for Safety Hardware Devices

• Memo on Policy and Process Changes
• Open letter to highway safety hardware and roadside design community
• Federal-aid Reimbursement Eligibility Process
• Hardware Eligibility Request Form – Updated 05/2016
• Hardware Eligibility Request Form using FEA
• FAQs on Communications concerning Eligibility Requests
• FAQs on Public Comments regarding Roadside Hardware
• FAQs on Eligibility Letters for Roadside Safety Hardware

FHWA Policy Memoranda and Guidance on Roadside Hardware
Here's where t o find FHWA policy memoranda on roadside hardware.

Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH)

• Overview of MASH
• Memorandum outlining the AASHTO/FHWA Joint Implementation Agreement on MASH –
• Questions and Answers regarding the agreement –
• FHWA Federal Register Notice on Transition to MASH

FHWA Review of the ET-Plus

Frequently Asked Questions and Answers About Roadside Safety Appurtenances
Questions and comments from State transportation agencies, industry, and the Federal Highway Administration.

• FAQs on Barriers, Terminals, and Bridge railings
• FAQs on Breakaway Sign and Luminaire Supports
• FAQs on Work Zone Traffic Control Devices
• Clear Zone and Horizontal Clearance Frequently Asked Questions
• Breakaway Features for Sign Supports, Utility Poles and Other Roadside Features
• Bridge Railings
• Cable Barriers
• Concrete Barriers
• Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH)
• Median Barriers
• W-Beam Guardrail

The Roadside Design Guide was revised in 2011 and is available from the AASHTO bookstore at: https://bookstore.transportation.org/collection_detail.aspx?ID=105

Search for Crashworthy Hardware (FHWA Hardware Eligibility)

To find hardware that has been tested for crashworthiness according to the NCHRP-recommended procedures, see:

• Longitudinal Barriers (also includes some Bridge Rails, Bridge Rail Transitions, and Guardrail Offset Blocks)
• Barrier Terminals/Crash Cushions
• Bridge Railings
• Breakaway Hardware
• Work Zone Devices