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2007 Experimentation/Interpretation Letters
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December 2007
Date Item
12/19/2007 Response to a letter requesting permission to conduct a pilot study on Washington Avenue (Miami Beach, FL) to evaluate shared-lane pavement markings.
12/6/2007 A request for approval to use the flashing yellow arrow display for permissive left turns on a blanket basis citywide in Pinellas County, Fla.
12/6/2007 A request for approval to use the flashing yellow arrow display for permissive left turns on a blanket basis citywide in Lawrence, Kan.
12/6/2007 A request for approval to use the flashing yellow arrow display for permissive left turns on a blanket basis citywide in Mooresville, N.C.
12/4/2007 A request for interpretation on the use of the "Road Closed to Thru Traffic" sign
12/3/2007 A response to a letter requesting approval for the La.-DOT to participate in the use of Clearview fonts as described in the FHWA interim approval of Sept. 2, 2004.

November 2007
Date Item
11/29/2007 Response to a letter describing an effort in Kentucky to conduct an 18-month pilot program to reduce the number of commercial motor vehicle crashes in Kentucky.
11/29/2007 A request for approval to experiment with a series of transverse pavement markings near Annandale, Minn.
11/28/2007 Request for a change in Section 3B.10 and Figure 3B-13 of the MUTCD regarding taper length of approach markings for obstructions.
11/20/2007 A response to a request for guidance on a proposed Regional Evacuation Directional Driving Information system.
11/14/2007 Request for official interpretation of the MUTCD regarding "No Turn on Red When Pedestrians Are Present" signs.
11/9/2007 Response to a request that the FHWA revise Title 23 of the CFR, Part 634, to include the use of the recently developed ANSI 207-2006 standard.
11/2/2007 Response to recommendation that the MUTCD be changed to require dimensions, lettering and color for State Line and County Line signed be uniform and identical from state to state.

October 2007
Date Item
10/30/07 Response to request to approve to use the flashing yellow arrow display for permissive left turns on a blanket citywide basis in Carson City, Nev.
10/25/07 Response to a request to experiment with a new "Sidewalk Closed" sign intended to improve communication with visually impaired pedestrians in construction work zones
10/25/07 Response to a recommendation that the MUTCD be changed to require jurisdictional name signs be placed exactly on their physical boundary
10/18/07 Response to an e-mail request to experiment with solid green pavement markings along portions of bicycle lanes to emphasize proper lane placement and discourage motorist encroachment, and to experiment with dashed green pavement markings along bicycle lanes to encourage safe merging behaviour between bicyclists and motorists
10/17/07 Response to a request to change Section 2A.16 of the MUTCD that would limit the number of additional signs installed on the same post as the stop and yield signs to only one additional sign
10/16/07 Response to a request for approval to use the flashing yellow arrow display for permissive left turns on a blanket basis citywide on the roadways under the jurisdiction of the city of Irving, Texas
10/5/07 Response to a request to mandate the use of black contrast markings with all white line markings on concrete pavements and to make such use on asphalt pavements a recommended practice
10/5/07 Letter to National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Mark V. Rosenker from FHWA Administrator J. Richard Capka regarding FHWA actions in response to Safety Recommendation H-04-25 of a July 16, 2003 Santa Monica, Calif. crash in which an 86-year-old male drove through a farmer's market
10/2/07 Request for official interpretation of the MUTCD as to the conformance of the design on an advance sign to a roundabout in The Villages, Fla. 
10/2/07 Response to a request for approval to use retroreflective yellow borders on traffic signal backplates city-wide at locations under the jurisdiction of Burlington, Iowa 

September 2007
Date Item
9/19/07 Response to a request to expand a current experiment with
rectangular shaped flashing warning beacons in Florida
9/19/07 Response to a request to experiment with shared-lane
pavement markings in Salt Lake City, Utah
9/19/07 Response to a letter about a 1994 invention of a traffic
signal with a "safety ring" of rotating lights intended to help improve signal visability
9/19/07 Response to a letter requesting official interpretation of
the MUTCD regarding the use of the pavement marking word legend "ONLY" with a straight-through arrow pavement marking in the circulatory roadway of a two-lane roundabout
9/18/07 Request to approve an experiment with a series of transverse bar pavement markings on the approach to the pedestrian crosswalks at a Salt Lake City, Utah intersection
9/18/07 Response to a request to add an additional intersection to
an approved experiment with the flashing yellow arrow protected-permissive mode left-turn display
9/18/07 Response to a letter requesting approval to experiment with
adding dots to the standard arrows on lane-use control signs and pavement markings for roundabout approaches at two Wisconsin roundabouts
9/18/07 Response to a request for the Hawaii-DOT to participate in
the use of Clearview fonts
9/18/07 Response to a letter that provided a status report on the
use of retroreflective borders on traffic signal backplates at four locations in Columbia, S.C.
9/17/07 Response to an e-mail recommending changes to the MUTCD
9/17/07 Response to a request to approve the use the flashing yellow arrow display for permissive left turns on a blanket basis citywide in Nampa, Idaho
  9/17/07     Response to an experiment with a flashing yellow arrow
display for a protected-permissive left-turn movement at a Washington-state intersection
9/17/07 Response to a letter requesting approval to use the flashing
yellow arrow display for permissive left turns on a blanket basis citywide in Charlotte, N.C.
9/17/07 Response to the Honorable Doc Hastings (R-Wash.) regarding a constituent concern regarding the placement of a memorial marker sign on Interstate 82 for a person killed by a drunk driver
9/13/07

Request for interim approval for the Mo.-DOT to implement the option of displaying up-to 12 logo panels for any one specific service type by using no more than two specific service signs

9/11/07 Response to a letter regarding improving bicycle safety
along the Pacific Coast Highway in California
9/10/07 Request for official interpretation of an option statement
in Section 4C.01 of the MUTCD

August 2007
Date Item
8/30/07 Request for official interpretation regarding the list of devices shown in the revised Interim Approval for Automated Flagger Assistance Devices
8/29/07 Response to a request to consider an exception in the color of two memorial signs located in Lake Charles, La. in honor of 1st Lt. Douglas B, Fournet
8/22/07 Response to a request to experiment with High Intensity Activated Crosswalk Pedestrian Crossing Beacons at a Miami, Fla. pedestrian crossing location
8/22/07 Response to a request to experiment with transverse pavement markings to encourage speed reduction at two locations in Kansas
8/17/07 Response to a request for formal approval for the Vermont Agency of Transportation to participate in the use of Clearview fonts on Interstate 89 and 91
8/3/07 Response to a letter transmitting progress reports summarizing before and after crash data at four intersections in Livingston County (Mich.)
8/3/07 FHWA Memorandum with the subject line, "Information: Request to Experiment with Tourist Area and Corridor Sign Program"
8/3/07 Response to a request to experiment with an innovative program to direct tourists to attractions based on a system of corridor area sign designations

July 2007
Date Item
7/31/07 Response to request for approval to use the flashing yellow arrow display for permissive left turns on a blanket basis citywide in Tyler, Texas
7/30/07 Response to a letter with concerns regarding the Final Rule for Worker Visibility that was published Nov. 24, 2006
7/26/07 Response to a request for approval to use Automated Flagger Assistance Devices on all roadways under the jurisdiction of the Ga.-DOT
7/24/07 Response to a letter requesting permission to experiment with High Intensity Activated Crosswalk Pedestrian Crossing Beacons at a Kansas school crossing
7/18/2007 Response to a request to approve the use the flashing yellow arrow display for permissive left turns on a statewide basis in New Hampshire.
7/13/2007 Response to a letter regarding efforts to name an Illinois bridge in honor of Sgt. John Baker
7/10/2007 Response to the Honorable Ted Stevens following and inquiry from a constituent regarding the Eisenhower Interstate System Sign
7/9/2007 Response to a request to experiment with High Intensity Activated Crosswalk Pedestrian Crossing Beacons at three locations in Wash.
7/5/2007 Response to a request for approval to use Automated Flagger Assistance Devices on all roadways under the jurisdiction of the N.H.-DOT
7/5/2007 Response to a letter requesting permission to experiment with shared-lane pavement markings on roadways within Louisville, Ky.
7/5/2007 Response to a letter requesting permission to experiment with shared-lane pavement markings on roadways within Sheboygan, Wis.
  7/5/2007     Response to a request to approve the use of retroreflective borders on traffic signal backplates at seven locations in the city of Winston Salem, N.C.
7/5/2007 Response to a request to experiment with wayfinding guide signs in Texas
7/5/2007 Request for interim approval for the Texas-DOT to implement the option of displaying up-to 12 logo panels for any one specific service type by using no more than two specific service signs
7/5/2007

Request for the Ala.-DOT to participate in the use of Clearview fonts

June 2007
Date Item
6/14/2007 Response to a letter requesting that the FHWA issue an Interim Approval for two new symbol signs - the Wine Trail and Maple Sugar signs
6/13/2007 Request to appove the use of the flashing yellow arrow display for permissive left turns on a blanket basis citywide at traffic signals under the jurisdiction of Farmington, N.M.
6/13/2007 Request to experiment with wayfinding guide signs, a request for interpretation as to the placement of a "Fasten Seat Belt" sign beneath a stop sign at the exit of a parking lot on a Virginia military base
6/13/2007 Response to a request to expand a previous approval to use the flashing yellow arrow display for permissive left turns in Michigan
6/13/2007 Response to request to experiment iwth wayfinding guide signs in Texas
6/12/2007 Reponse to the Honorable Steve Israel (D-N.Y.) regarding a suggestion by a district constituent to help ease congestion on the Long Island Expressway
6/8/2007 Response to a letter requesting interim approval for the Ariz.-DOT to implement the option of displaying up-to 12 logo panels for any one specific service signs in accordance with the FHWA interim approval of Sept. 21, 2006
6/8/2007 Response to a request to experiment with High Intensity Activated Crosswalk Pedestrian Countdown Beacons at two locations in Santa Ana, Calif.
6/8/2007 Response to a letter requesting permission to experiment with the RV Friendly Symbol Sign.
6/7/2007 Response to a letter regarding transmitting before and after crash data for four intersections in the city of Fullerton, Calif. at which the flashing yellow arrow for protected-permissive left-turn movements were installed under an approved experiment
6/7/2007 Response to a letter requesting approval to use Automated Flagger Assistance Devices on all roadways under the jurisdiction of the Mich.-DOT
  6/7/2007     Response to a letter requesting approval to use retroreflective yellow borders on traffic signal backplates at four locations in Pasco County, Fla.
6/7/2007 Response to a letter requesting an experiment with High Intensity Activated Crosswalk Pedestrian Crossing Beacons at three locations in the city of St. Petersburg, Fla.

May 2007
Date Item
5/29/2007 Letter to the Commissioner of Minn.-DOT regarding the FHWA Work Zone Safety Grant
5/25/2007 Response to an e-mail requesting interpretation for an application of the W4-2 Lane Ends symbol warning sign to a parallel acceleration lane
5/16/2007 Request to experiment with shared pavement markings in Ithaca, N.Y.
5/16/2007 Request to experiment with transverse pavement markings that are not compliant with the MUTCD to provide intersection warnings at two Georgia intersections
5/14/2007 Response to the Honorable Michael R. McNulty (D-N.Y.) regarding a concern by a district constituent about having food and lodging signs placed on two Interstate 890 exits
5/14/2007 Request for the city of Las Cruces, N.M. to jointly experiment with a flashing warning beacon having a rectangular shape, a nonstandard flash rate, and a nonstandard position relative to the signs it supplements at up-to two uncontrolled pedestrian crosswalk locations
5/3/2007 Response to a letter describing an effort by the Ohio-DOT to work with the Ohio State Patrol and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to implement a project directed at unsafe driving by vehicles around commercial vehicles called the TRIAD (Targeting Reckless, Intimidating and Aggressive Drivers) Program.
  5/1/2007     Response to a letter requesting a change in the Code of Federal Regulations to include military bases in the definition of "open to public travel" for purposes of required applicability of the MUTCD

April 2007
Date Item
4/18/2007 Response to a request for modification of the approved Experimentation 2-523(E) Color Coding of Geographical Area Destinations for the cities of Chattanooga, Memphis and Rutherford County, Tenn.
4/18/2007 Response to a request to change the MUTCD to improve the guidance for the location of traffic signs as discussed in Section 2A.16
4/17/2007 Response to a letter requesting approval to experiment with the internally illuminated traffic bollards at a new roundabout intersection in the Superior Township of Washtenaw County, Mich.
4/12/2007 Response to a letter requesting permission to experiment with shared lane pavement markings in Pittsburgh, Pa.
4/12/2007 Response to a letter requesting permission to experiment with shared lane pavement markings in Flagstaff, Ariz.
4/11/2007 Response to a letter requesting an increased letter size in street name signs
4/10/2007 Response to a letter requesting permission to experiment with a High Intensity Activated Crosswalk ("HAWK") Pedestrian Crossing Beacon at an intersection in Denton, Texas
4/10/2007 Response to a letter requesting permission to experiment with the use of the flashing yellow arrow signal indications for a permissive mode double right movement at a Marana, Ariz. Intersection
4/10/2007 Response to a request to use the yellow arrow display got permissive left turns on a blanket basis statewide in Idaho
4/4/2007 Response to a request for approval to experiment with fishhook-shaped arrows on lane-use control signs and pavement markings for roundabout approaches in Clackamas County, Ore.
4/3/2007 Response to a letter regarding the development and deployment of a comprehensive truck route sign program for the management and movement of trucks and commercial vehicles within New York City

March 2007
Date Item
3/30/2007 Response to a letter requesting permission to experiment with the use of black numberals on the face of green traffic signal indications to indicate the speed limit at 13 intersections in Garden Grove, Calif.
3/29/2007 Response to a suggestion to use a heart-shaped pavement marking along city streets to help drivers identify the presence of an intersecting alley
3/29/2007 Response to a request seeking approval to use retroreflective yellow borders on traffic signal backplates on a blanket basis statewide in Washington
3/22/2007 Response to the office of Senator Trent Lott (R-Miss.) regarding a constituent's inquiry about the procedure for naming a Federal highway or interstate
3/21/2007 Response to a request for interim approval for the Iowa-DOT to implement the option of displaying up-to 12 logo panels for any one specific service type by using no more than two specific service signs
3/21/2007 Response to a request for interpretation of the use of the In-Street Pedestrian Crossing Sign
3/16/2007 Request to use the flashing yellow arrow display for permissive left turns on a blanket basis in Iowa
3/16/2007 Response to a request to use the flashing yellow arrow display for permissive left turns on a blanket basis in Pontiac, Mich.
  3/9/2007     Request for interpretation of the "Road Closed to Thru Commercial Traffic" sign
3/9/2007 Response to a request to use the wayside horn systems at four locations of at-grade crossing of the Union Pacific Railroad Company
3/9/2007 Response to a letter requesting interim approval for the Ohio-DOT to implement the option of displaying up-to 12 logo panels for any one specific service type by using no more than two specific service signs in accordance with FHWA Interim Approval
3/9/2007

Response to a request for approval to participate in the use of the Clearview Font in Kansas

3/8/2007 Response to a request to experiment with an Emergency Vehicle Alert System for Signalized Intersections (second letter)
3/2/2007 Response to a request to time extension for an approved experiment involving new vertical panel and drum wraps (Penn.-DOT)
3/1/2007 Response to a request to issue Interim Approval for a proposed new traffic signal warrant number 9 applying to intersections near highway-rail grade crossings
  3/1/2007     Response to the Honorable Gordon H. Smith regarding a suggestion that signs be placed on the interstate to warn drivers to leave extra space when changing lanes in front of commercial motor vehicles

February 2007
Date Item
2/27/2007 Response to a request to advise if three proposals from Citizens Bank for branding rights to the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission's E-Z Pass Program are acceptable
2/20/2007 Response to the Honorable Joseph R. Pitts regarding a patented product that is an illuminated traffic sign for the Penn.-DOT to consider
2/13/2007 Response to a letter requesting approval for the city of Dearborn Heights (Michigan) to experiment with an Emergency Vehicle Alert System for Signalized Intersections
2/13/2007 Response to an e-mail recommending changes to the MUTCD
2/13/2007 Response to a request to experiment with the RV Friendly Symbol Sign
  2/2/07     Response to a request for approval to use the flashing yellow arrow display for permissive left turns on a blanket basis at traffic signals under the jurisdiction of the city of Victorville (Calif.).
2/1/07 Request to approval to use the flashing yellow arrow display for permissive left turns on a blanket basis at traffic signals under the jurisdiction of the city of Fullerton (Calif.)

January 2007
Date Item
  1/31/07     Request for interim approval to implement the option of displaying up-to 12 logo panels for one specific service type by using no more than two specific service signs in Utah
1/31/07 Response to a letter regarding before and after crash data for four intersections in the city of Kennewick (Wash.) at which the flashing yellow arrow for protected-permissive left-turn movements have been installed under an approved experiment
1/26/07 Request for interpretation of Section 4D.09 of the MUTCD
1/26/07

Request to expand the use of the flashing yellow arrow display for permissive left turns to incorporated cities within Oakland County (Mich.)

1/26/07 Request for approval to use the flashing yellow arrow disply for permissive left turns on a blanket basis at traffic signals in Alpharetta, Ga.
1/26/07 Response to two letters regarding proposed "Traffic Light Safety Zone" pavement markings and signs
1/24/07 Response to a letter expressing concerns that there is a lack of uniformity across highway agencies in determining appropriate school speed limits
1/10/07 Letter requesting permission to experiment with "HAWK" Pedestrian Countdown Beacons at 16 locations in Charlotte, N.C.
  1/10/07     Request to use the flashing yellow arrow display for permissive left turns city-wide at traffic signals in Garland, Texas.
  1/10/07     Request to use the flashing yellow arrow display for permissive left turns city-wide at traffic signals in Pasadena, Calif.
  1/10/07     Request to use the flashing yellow arrow display for permissive left turns on a blanket basis at traffic signals in Lafayette (La.) City Parish Consolodated Government
  1/10/07     Response for official interpretation regarding stop lines on uncontrolled approaches to pedestrian crosswalks.