Pooled Fund for the Design, Development and Testing of a Box Beam Approach Guardrail Transition and an MGS Approach Guardrail Transition to a MASH TL-4 Three Steel Tube Bridge Rail

The research objective is to develop two non-proprietary approach guardrail transition systems from box beam and MGS guardrail that are MASH Test Level 3 (TL-3) compliant. The transitions will be designed to connect the guardrail systems to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Type C2P TL-4 bridge rail system. Direct connection between the transition section and bridge rail is desired to avoid use of a solid concrete parapet end that could hinder snow clearing operations.

• Record URL:
  http://www.pooledfund.org/Details/Study/646

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Programmed
• Funding: $945576
• Contract Numbers:

  TPF-5(393)

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Montana Department of Transportation

  2701 Prospect Avenue
  P.O. Box 201001
  Helena, MT  United States  59620-1001

  Wyoming Department of Transportation

  5300 Bishop Blvd.
  Cheyenne, WY  United States  82009-3340
• Managing Organizations:

  Wyoming Department of Transportation

  5300 Bishop Boulevard
  Cheyenne, WY  United States  82009-3340
• Project Managers:

  White, Enid

• Start Date: 20231002
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Box beams; Bridge railings; Design; Guardrail transition sections; Guardrails
• Identifier Terms: AASHTO Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware
• Geographic Terms: Texas
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Safety and Human Factors; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01709890
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Contract Numbers: TPF-5(393)
• Files: RIP, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jul 1 2019 8:46PM