STATE OF STATE TRANSPORTATION AGENCY EDMUND G. BROWN Jr.. Governor

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
DIVISION OF TRAFFIC OPERATIONS

PO. BOX 942873, MS-36

SACRAMENTO, CA 94273-0001

PHONE (916) 654-2366

FAX (916) 653-6080

TTY 711



 

Making Conservation
a California Way of Life.

August 24, 2018

Lindsay Corp.

Attn: Timothy L. Hassinger, President
2222 North 111th Street

Omaha, NE. 68164

Dear Mr. Hassinger:

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is committed to the safety of our State
Highway System. In furtherance of that commitment, Caltrans complies with national standards
for traf?c safety devices and design operations. Nationally, there are new standards for a variety
of highway safety devices in the Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH) for guardrail
end treatments. 

Caltrans is actively engaged in complying with the new MASH standards, which currently the
X-Lite guardrail end treatment does not comply with. We have removed the X?Lite guardrail
end treatment (in-line and ?ared) from the Caltrans Authorized Materials List. In addition, we
will forthwith be replacing damaged X-Lite guardrail end treatment with MASH compliant
products.

If you have any questions, please contact Duper Tong, Chief, Of?ce of Traf?c Engineering
(916)654-5176, or Duper.Tong@dot.ca. gov.

JASVINDERJIT S. BHULLAR, Chief
Division of Traf?c Operations

0: Srikanth Balasubramanian, Deputy Division Chief, Division of Traf?c Operations
Duper Tong, Chief, Of?ce of Traf?c Engineering, Division of Traf?c Operations

?Provide a safe, sustainable, integrated and e??icieni transportation system
to enhance California ?s economy and livability