Tag: traffic signs

Roadbuilding

New app allows for management of message boards, traffic safety signs from a smartphone

Solar Technology has released the Command Center Mobile Companion app for remote access to fleet management software for SolarTech traffic safety message boards and signs. The company says users will be able to access the app using a 4-digit pin number, which replaces a lengthier and slower browser-based login procedure. “By accessing Command Center, SolarTech […]

January 9, 2017

Roadbuilding

WSDOT fabricators make all traffic signs for the agency at cost

A team of seven sign fabricators at the Washington State Department of Transportation’s (WSDOT) regional headquarters in Union Gap is responsible for creating all the signs for the DOT, as well as signs for other government agencies and some outside entities, Yakima Herald.com reports. Every year, the fabricators create approximately 100,000 square feet of signage at a cost of […]

January 3, 2017

Roadbuilding

PHOTOS: Japan’s road construction signs are cute cartoon animals

Here in the U.S., we’ve been seeing innovations that save time and money, increase driver safety, raise awareness about construction crews and make other improvements to highway construction. But in Japan, a different and adorable kind of innovation is showing up at highway construction sites. Road construction crews in Japan have begun using animal-shaped barricades […]

July 11, 2013

Roadbuilding

U.S. DOT releases update to Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Dec. 16 released a comprehensive update to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). The manual, which has been administered by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) since 1971, sets the standards for road safety throughout the country. “Safety is this Department’s top priority,” said Secretary LaHood in a […]

December 17, 2009