TxDOT personnel will install the correct type of support, in an appropriate location. StandardsĪs a result of extensive research and testing, TxDOT has developed standards which it follows when installing mailbox supports. In the interest of motorists' safety, it is TxDOT policy to furnish and install mailbox supports, free of charge, to individuals located on state maintained highways.

The tests performed on mailboxes and mailbox supports established justification for TxDOT to replace mailboxes and mailbox supports that are potentially dangerous to the traveling public. TxDOT's safety supports have been crash-tested to federal National Cooperative Highway Research Program standards. Crash testingĮfforts to create a safer roadside for errant motorists have included the development and crash testing of various breakaway supports for signs, illumination poles and mailboxes.

Vehicles that collide with obstructions on the right-of-way can cause property damage, personal injury, or even death. TxDOT has the responsibility of providing a safe and efficient transportation system for the traveling public.

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