Texas Department of Transportation
DEWITT C. GREER STATE HIGHWAY BLDG.
125 E. 11TH STREET
AUSTIN, TEXAS 78701-2483
(512) 463-8585

March 15, 2004

Mr. Ernest Huckaby
Office of Transportation Operations
U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration HOTO-1, Room 3408
400 Seventh Street S.W. Washington, D.C. 20590

Dear Mr. Huckaby:

We are requesting approval to experiment with peripheral transverse pavement markings in accordance to Section 1A.101 of the 2000 Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. These markings will be installed on a curved section of roadway on FM 362 near Houston, TX.

This project is being performed as part of the Traffic Control Devices Pooled Fund Study program and will be evaluated by the Federal Highway Administration's Human Centered Systems Team from Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center. These markings will be identical to those used on the Pooled Fund Study site in Syracuse, New York. Please refer to the letter dated November 6, 2003 for "3-161(Ex) - Speed Reduction Markings NYSDOT" for more information.

If you have any questions, please contact me at (512) 416-3120.

Sincerely,

Greg Brinkmeyer, P.E
Policy & Standards Engineer
Traffic Operation Division