U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
400 Seventh St SW
Washington, DC 20590

Refer to: HOTO-1

March 6, 2000

Mr. Randy Wesselman
Traffic Engineering Supervisor
City of Olympia
Public Works Department
P.O. Box 1967
Olympia, WA 98507-1967

Dear Mr. Wesselman:

Thank you for your March 15 fax following up on your February 15 request to experiment with in-roadway warning lights at crosswalks. We appreciate you submitting the revisions to your evaluation plan.

We have reviewed the material that was submitted and find it to be suitable in support of your request to experiment. Therefore, your request to experiment under the provisions of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices with pedestrian countdown signals is hereby approved.

For future reference purposes, we have assigned the following official experimentation number and title to your request: IV-177(Ex) -"In-Roadway Warning Lights At Crosswalks." Please refer to this number in future correspondence.

We look forward to reviewing your first semi-annual progress report this fall. If we can be of further assistance, please contact Ms. Louisa M. Ward on 202-366-4372.

Sincerely yours,

Jeffrey A. Lindley
Acting Director, Office of Transportation Operations