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Technical Assistance

Who's Who

Office of Transportation Operations


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Office Director: Robert Arnold

Program Areas for the Traffic Control Device Team

Contact Addresses are Provided at the Bottom of the Page



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Hari Kalla, MUTCD Team Leader

Contact Hari Kalla for information on:

  • MUTCD Peer-to-Peer Program
  • MUTCD Issues Related to Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
  • MUTCD Official Rulings
  • Older Driver (MUTCD-related issues)
  • MUTCD Part 1 - General Information
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Contact Bruce Friedman for information on:

  • MUTCD Part 8 - Traffic Controls for Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
  • MUTCD Part 9 - Traffic Controls for Bicycle Facilities
  • MUTCD Part 10 - Traffic Controls for Highway-Light Rail Transit Grade Crossings
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Contact Fred Ranck for information on:

  • MUTCD Part 2 - Traffic Signs
  • MUTCD Part 5 - Low Volume Roads
  • MUTCD Part 7 - Traffic Controls for School Areas
  • Standard Highway Colors
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Contact Kevin Sylvester for information on:

  • MUTCD Part 2 - Traffic Signs
  • Changeable Message Signs
  • Standard Highway Signs Book
  • MUTCD Outreach (articles, training, web site, and other public awareness activities)
  • Traffic Control at Toll Booth Plazas
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Contact Scott Wainwright for information on:

  • MUTCD Part 3 - Markings
  • MUTCD Part 4 - Traffic Signals
  • Status of MUTCD Federal Register Rulemaking Activities
  • Urbanization of the MUTCD
  • Traffic Control Devices Pooled Fund Study
  • AASHTO Traffic Engineering Subcommittee Support
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Contact Ken Wood for information on:

  • MUTCD Part 6 - Temporary Traffic Control

Contact Mailing Addresses

FHWA prefers that e-mail be used as the primary means of written communication to the MUTCD Team. However, in the event that e-mail is not possible, the following mailing address should be used for postal mail or delivery services:

The mailing address for Hari Kalla, Scott Wainwright, Kevin Sylvester, and Bruce Friedman is:

Office of Transportation Operations (HOTO)
Federal Highway Administration, Mail Stop: E84-402
1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E.
Washington, DC 20590

The mailing address for Fred Ranck is:

FHWA Resource Center
19900 Governors Drive, Suite 301
Olympia Fields, IL 60461-1021
708-283-3545

The mailing address for Ken Wood is:

FHWA Resource Center
19900 Governors Drive, Suite 301
Olympia Fields, IL 60461-1021
708-283-4340