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9(09)-38 (E) – Green Colored Pavement for Shared Lane Marking — City of Oakland, CA

FHWA's Response Letter Approving the Request to Experiment

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U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.
Washington, D.C. 20590

January 2, 2013

In Reply Refer To: HOTO-1

Jason Patton, PhD
Bicycle and Pedestrian Program Manager
250 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza
Suite 4344
Oakland, CA 94612

Dear Mr. Patton:

Thank you for your electronic transmission of October 25 your request to experiment with green colored pavement to supplement Shared Lane Markings on 40th Street between Adeline Street and Webster Street in the City of Oakland.

We have reviewed your request to experiment and it is approved. We look forward to receiving your semi-annual status update reports and your final evaluation report at the end of the study period in accordance with Item I of Paragraph 11 in Section 1A.10 of the 2009 Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways.

For recordkeeping purposes, we have assigned the following Official Ruling number and title: "9(09)-38 (E) - Green Colored Pavement for Shared Lane Marking — City of Oakland, CA." Please refer to this number and title in future correspondence.

Thank you for your interest in improving traffic safety for bicyclists.

Sincerely yours,

Original signed by:

Mark R. Kehrli
Director, Office of Transportation Operations