Final Report Link: Portable Sign Supports for Aluminum Signs with Variation on Mounting Height
| TTI Research Supervisor: James Kovar Assistant Research Scientist Texas A&M Transportation Institute TAMU 3135 College Station, Texas 77843-3135 (979) 317-2680 [email protected] |
Pooled Fund Technical Representative: Brian S. Crossley Acting Chief, TSMO Operations and Performance Section Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Highway Safety & Traffic Operations Division 400 North Street Harrisburg, PA 17120-0064 (717) 265-7562 [email protected] |
Channelizing devices are often used in conjunction with signage within work zones to guide traffic.
These channelizing devices can obscure drivers’ vision of the signage. The objective of this project
was to evaluate the AASHTO MASH compliance of a tall portable sign stand which raises the sign
above the channelizing devices. The research team first reviewed previous literature and current
state standards. Subsequently, the research team selected a design for MASH crash testing. This
report documents this effort and provides recommendations for future research. The research team
evaluated three different designs through MASH crash testing. All three designs failed to meet
MASH evaluation criteria in either test 3-71 or 3-72. The research team recommends additional
research projects to continue this investigation.
January 21, 2025