Road Markings, Barriers & Workzone Protection

Highly visible site delineator

October 27, 2016

A novel wind-powered device has been developed in Australia that can help boost safety on operating sites. Called the Spinflector, the unit offers greater visibility for the delineator posts used at working sites. The units offer better visibility than other products, even in dusty conditions according to the firm. The units rotate in a light breeze, preventing the build-up of dust on the reflecting surfaces. This means that there is no need for regular cleaning to maintain conspicuity. The Spinflector i

Borum’s Master 2000 is straight as an arrow down the line

July 6, 2016

Danish company Borum says that it has designed the Master 2000 for smaller jobs and longer road stretches in city areas along urban and interurban roads. The Master 2000 can also adapt to more difficult and narrow surfaces. Operation of the Master 2000 is made easier because of its advanced onboard LineMaster computer. Also, the machine’s speed pilot is now integrated in the arm rest, while the computer panel is mounted on a 3D adjustable rod. This ensures a clear view of the line marking equipment and appl

The Twister, from Traffic-Lines, hydro-blasts off road markings

July 5, 2016

The Twister, from German manufacturer Traffic-lines, represents an alternative method for removing road markings. Traffic-lines says that its environmentally friendly method uses nothing but water. The system attacks the relevant area with a high-pressure water jet and then immediately sucks the used water back up together with the removed material. It uses a highly efficient suction action which means that there is no water residue left on the cleaned-up road surface. Traffic-lines says the machine is uniq

RetroTek-M certified to EN1436 standard

July 5, 2016

Reflective Measurement Systems says that its RetroTek-M is the first dual-line mobile retroreflectometer to be certified to EN1436 standard The RetroTek-M is a mobile pavement retroreflectometer for measuring the coefficient of retroreflected luminance (RL) of road markings. “With its ability to simultaneously measure the lines on both sides of a lane to EN1436, the RetroTek-M is the most efficient and versatile mobile retroreflectometer system on the market,” said Joe Turley, chief executive of RMS.

Rondino polishes up the GRP wood-steel guardrail at Intertraffic

July 5, 2016

French company Rondino Road has boosted the performance of the compay’s latest wood-steel road guardrail. Rondino says the GRP guardrail is the first wood-steel guardrail in the world with such high performance values - CE certified according EN1317, crash tested at LIER TRANSPOLIS - N2 level from W2 to W5, the GRP offers high safety solutions. Installation of the GRP guardrail is fast and easy with only steel beam, post, bolts, wood beam and wood mask being essential. The big advantage, according to Ron

A further crash test has been performed on SMA’s End Terminal

July 5, 2016

The latest crash test for the end terminal T4, made by SMA – Safety Modular Absorber - has been carried out to the EN 1317-7 standard. It was done in addition to the complete set of crash tests performed according to part 7 of the EN 1317. The test TT 6.3.110 had already been executed on the critical impact point selected by the CSI TestLab. SMA Road Safety said it shows “the excellence of the SMA end terminal to absorb the impacts coming from the opposite traffic direction”. The critical impact point is at

DynaRoads’s DynaWall raises the moveable barrier game

July 5, 2016

DynaWall’s main application is for use during road construction where it can assist in traffic management by shifting traffic lane barriers. The system can move up to 1,000m of safety barriers within minutes without the need of heavy-duty equipment. The system’s manufacturer, Swiss company DynaRoads, does not make the barriers. But the system is designed to be flexible enough to be used with the majority of barrier types, says Cindy Duerst, who handles international sales. The method to move the wall – any

Lindsay Transport’s Road Zipper at Hirschstetten and Stadlau Tunnels

July 5, 2016

Lindsay Transportation Solutions recently used the Intertraffic exhibition in Amsterdam to highlight a major deployment of its Road Zipper System in Austria Work is underway in Vienna to rehabilitate two ageing tunnels and the asphalt highway sections that connect them – a major route into and out of the Austrian capital Vienna. Tunnels, like bridges, offer additional challenges for road works. Typically, there is very little additional space and a work zone must be created from active traffic lanes. The

Highway Care International expands its presence in Australia

May 10, 2016

Highway Care International, a UK provider of road safety products, has launched Highway Care Australia, based in Sydney. "Highway Care has had a positive presence in Australia since 2006, when BarrierGuard 800 was first introduced,” said international sales director Ben Duncker. “We expanded the team last year to include local sales and technical support and we appointed a product manager, Wayne Duckworth, a specialist in work zone safety products and an experienced point of contact for the region."

Ennis-Flint adds Thermaline and Thermaline XF to the EF Series

May 10, 2016

Ennis-Flint, a manufacturer and supplier of road marking materials, has added Thermaline and Thermaline XF to the EF Series Preformed Thermoplastic (PFT) product line. EF Series is made for streets, reinstatement road markings, car parks, cycle-ways and airport landside areas as well as car parks, shopping centres, schools, business parks and more, especially at intersections with heavy traffic where durability and proven performance is essential.