9(09)-25 (E) – Bike Signal Heads and Chevron Striping — Denver, CO

FHWA's Letter Approving the City's Request

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U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration

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

November 15, 2011

In Reply Refer to: HOTO-1

Brian L. Mitchell, P.E.
City Traffic Engineer
Department of Public Works, Engineering Division
City and County of Denver
201 West Colfax Avenue
Denver, CO 80202

Dear Mr. Mitchell:

Thank you for your letter of October 25 transmitting the City's request to experiment (RTE) with bicycle signal heads at three intersections in Denver and with a new pavement marking pattern featuring chevrons for directing bicyclists across an intersection.

We have reviewed your RTE. Your request for experimentation is approved subject to the City's agreement to comply with the following condition:

In addition to the final report, semi-annual progress reports will also be submitted to the FHWA per Item I of Paragraph 11 of Section 1A.10 of the 2009 MUTCD.

Please indicate the City's agreement with this condition via an e-mail to Mr. Bruce Friedman of this office at bruce.friedman@dot.gov.

For recordkeeping purposes, we have assigned the following official experimentation number and title: "9(09)-25 (E) – Bike Signal Heads and Chevron Striping — Denver, CO." Please refer to this number in future correspondence.

We look forward to receiving your semi-annual progress reports and your final evaluation report at the end of the study period.

Thank you for your interest in improving the operational capability and traffic safety for bicyclists through the use of bike signal heads and innovative pavement markings.

Sincerely yours,

/s/ Mark R. Kehrli

Mark R. Kehrli
Director, Office of Transportation Operations

City's Request to Experiment Letter