994.110 – EcoPoste - Does…

994.110 – EcoPoste

- Does this post come with the steel rebar already installed in it, or is that something that a contractor has to choose and install – is there guidance to what size rebar? As a crash tested system I assume that there is specific detail on this. Are there directions on how this rebar is attached to the inside of the post?

- Are concrete collars required for certain soil conditions as noted on their website?

- Note 2: ‘Post must be AASHTO MASH certified’. Can you please provide clarity on an AASHTO MASH ‘certified’ post? Is this drawing not specific to the EcoPoste? Can other posts be used for this potential MTOD?

- Has this system been crash tested with a sign substrate that has the same weight and potential for crash test vulnerability that has been seen in plywood and metal signs? The website and videos of the EcoPoste depicting their MASH tests only display sign boards that look to be made of plastic, paper or perhaps coroplast – The signs shown in testing simply buckle on the hood, windshield, and roof of the car & truck in tests 3-50, 61, and 62 which result in no deformation at all. MASH has specific roof crush and windshield deformation criteria. We would like to know if plywood or metal signs have been used in full scale testing and if the roof crush and windshield deformation meet the tolerances laid out in MASH when tested with sign boards that reflect the majority of installations in the province.

- Was there a 3-61 or 3-62 CIA 90 degree full scale offset test conducted with the EcoPoste? And, if the test was conducted, what sign substrate was used that would reflect our typical sign board installations in Ontario?