Trans-Supply Blog – Road & Airport Safety At It's Best
What exactly are delineators posts? They are similar to traffic cones except they are skinny and tall making them easier to be seen by cars. Delineators are used to ‘channelize’ or direct traffic into a certain zone, or to keep it out of a certain zone in the case of a road construction site. There […]
Where did type 3 barricades get their name from? Well, the number stands for the number of sheeted boards. For example, a type 1 barricade has one board that is sheeted (though it could have two boards, since the second board isn’t sheeted it’s still considered a type 1). A type 2 barricade can look […]
If looking for orange traffic drums for a road construction or parking lot project you may come up with a few questions before you decide on what you are going to purchase. Some questions include: Do I need reflective sheeting, how heavy of a base should I get, do I need 4″ or 6″ bands? […]
What are those orange/white 10 x 96″ barricades that commonly line runways when they are under construction? Those are called airport barricades and they are used almost exclusively for airport construction. They help warn airport employees about construction and have reflective tape to make them easier to be seen. Almost every time an airport barricade is […]
Planning and building something as small as a single-family home takes coordination between so many people, from the homeowner to the architect to the local governments regulating the permits and the contractors involved in actual construction. How much more complex, then, do you think are the planning and construction of interstate highway systems and local […]
A lot of work goes into every safe takeoff and landing on an airport’s runway. The personnel, the technology, and the pilots have to work in unison just to get the airplanes pointed in the right direction. With all the different markings, lighting, and controllers, many different elements contribute to getting a plane where it’s […]
