The purpose of the tests reported herein was to assess the performance of the Crashworthy Enhanced Highway Sign Assemblies according to the safety-performance evaluation guidelines included in the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH), Second Edition (1). The crash tests were performed in accordance with MASH Test Level 3 (TL-3).
This report provides details on the Crashworthy Enhanced Highway Sign Assemblies, the crash tests and results, and the performance assessment of the Crashworthy Enhanced Highway Sign Assemblies for MASH TL-3 longitudinal barrier evaluation criteria.
The Crashworthy Enhanced Highway Sign Assemblies met the performance criteria for MASH TL-3 support structures.
