U S. Department
of Transportation

Federal Highway
Administration

May 7, 2002
Refer to: HOTO-1

Mr. Keith R. Lane
Director of Research & Materials
Bureau of Engineering and Highway Operations
280 BerlinTurnpike
Newington, CT 06131

Dear Mr. Lane:

Thank you for your e-mail of April 16 requesting experimentation with Alternative Merge Symbol Signs at Signalized Intersections.

We have reviewed and approved your request to experiment ; for future reference purposes, wehave assigned the following official experimentation number and title to your request: 2-500(Ex)-"Alternative Merge Symbol Signs at Signalized Intersections-CTDOT." Please refer to this number and title in future correspondence.

We look forward to receiving notifications of implementation dates and to your semiannualprogress reports and final report . If we can be of further assistance, please contact Mr. Fred Ranck, Safety Engineer, in the Midwestern Resource Center at 708-366-0857.

Sincerely yours,
Shelley J. Row, P.E.
Director, Office of Transportation
Operations

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