Better Roads Digital Magazine
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SAFETY: QuadGuard M10 crash cushion is MASH compliant Trinity Highway Products/Energy Absorption Systems of Dallas has introduced the QuadGuard M10, calling it the industry's fi rst crash cushion accepted for use on the Na- tional Highway System under the provisions of the Manual for Accessing Safety Hardware (MASH) Test Level 3 (TL-3) standards. Th e QG M10 is built on the original QG platform featuring the monorail and Quad-Beam fender panels common to all previous Quad- Guard versions. Only three modifi cations are necessary to transform the original QG to a QGM10 – an engineered steel nose, MASH-compliant cartridges and monorail shims. Th is combination of old and new allows for a simple and cost eff ective conversion from NCHRP 350 TL-3 compliance to MASH TL-3 compliance. Trinity says that previously, when new crash test standards were introduced, agencies were required to completely overhaul their existing inventories. Existing QuadGuards, both installed and un-installed, are easily transitioned to the next generation of crash standards. www.energyabsorption.com; www.highwayguardrail.com Write 11 on reader card Versilis solar-powered, remote signage From Versilis comes Swiſt Sign dynamic signage, a safe, fast and easy way to activate traffi c signage or message boards from a distance. Th e system is comprised of a pivoting sign, a solar panel and a control box. Flashing lights can be added to the traffi c sign to increase its night- time visibility and to catch drivers' attention under specifi c circumstances, such as emergency procedures. Th e dynamic signage is completely independent of wiring for ease of installation or relocation. It can be activated with an RF unit, cellular phone or web-based application. Applications include: - Signage for reversible lane - Signage for repetitive lane-closure operations - Signage for emergency operations - Traffi c signage that needs activation at hard-to-reach or dangerous sites - Variable dynamic road messages (possibility of two or three diff erent messages) www.versilis.com Write 12 on reader card Portable Highway Advisory Radio VoiceStar from American Signal Company is a ready-to-roll portable advisory radio station, avail- able with or without a changeable message sign. Stations can be integrated into a system of several units to instantly notify the public at highway construction zones, traffi c incidents or emergencies. Using solar power and wireless communication, operators may program broadcast messages and changeable signs remotely. VoiceStar is a "quick startup, swings up the antenna, lays out the portable groundplane and fl ips on the power. Batteries are im- mediately online. If AC power is available, the operator can plug in and charge the system's batteries while operating. Th e solar array is aligned fl at to allow positioning of the trailer in any roadway orientation. www.amsig.com Write 13 on reader card " providing its message in fewer than 5 minutes. Th e operator simply X-Last Bollards: Durable and Flexible Pexco says its "tough as nails" bollards will not bend, break or dent while they ensure vehicles do not enter prohibited zones. With their extreme fl exibility, they are virtu- ally impossible to break, says the company, and even if they are hit and knocked down, they return to their full, original upright form. X-Last bollards are highly rigid, strong and will never rust, according to the company. When emergency vehicles need to gain access, they can pass over them easily. Th ere is no need to remove the bollards or replace them aſt erward. Th e fl exibility and "memory" of the X-Last material returns the bollard to a full upright position. www.pexco.com/Pages/PexcoTraffi cBollards.aspx Write 14 on reader card Better Roads January 2012 37