Monthly Archives: July 2020
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July 27, 2020
The Redi-Torque Model 280 Slip Base System
When looking for a safe, easy and FHWA approved way to install breakaway sign post systems, look no further than the Redi-Torque Model 280 Slip Base System. The revolutionary system features redi-torque bolts, Teflon coated u-shaped spacers and all the necessary washers and flange nuts needed to install your posts. Unlike old breakaway sign post systems which featured welded angel iron connectors and bolts, the Model 280 Slip Base System comes with a serrated post wedge that easily and firmly secures your sign post to the slip base system.
Benefits of the Redi-Torque Slip Base System
The redi-torque system doesn't require special tools, such as a torque wrench, to install. The
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July 20, 2020
Telespar Square Tubing Isn't Just For Sign Posts
There are many uses for square steel tubing beyond the traffic safety industry. In fact, when the original makers of Telespar® square tubing (Unistrut Corporation) began manufacturing it, in 1964, there wasn't even a market for square tube to be utilized in sign post applications. Back then, there was no distinction between square steel tubing and mechanical tubing, because there was no such thing as telescoping square tube sign posts yet...
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July 20, 2020
Portable Sign Kits are the Perfect Solution to a Frustrating Problem
Portable Sign Kits can alleviate the mass confusion that occurs when a traffic light decides to stop working. If you've ever been in this type of situation, then you know how frustrating – and even scary – it can be. Traffic can become backed up for blocks, or even miles, at busy intersections as people struggle to decide how to react.
Some people will become aggressive when their patience reaches the breaking point. They’ve been sitting in bumper to bumper traffic and their
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July 13, 2020
The First Step in Signpost Installation is Determining Sign Post Type
Choosing a signpost installation method, along with choosing which hardware and tools to use to install your sign post, can be confusing. There are a lot of factors that go into making the right decision - and that's after you've decided on which type of signpost to install.
Which Type of Signpost Are You Installing?
There are three main types of sign post:
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July 06, 2020
Type 3 Barricades & Other Channelizing Devices save lives!
Type 3 Barricades are a type of traffic control device, which the current MUTCD (2009 edition) defines as:
“a sign, signal, marking, or other device used to regulate, warn, or guide traffic, placed on, over, or adjacent to a street, highway, private road open to public travel, pedestrian facility, or shared-use path by authority of a public agency or official having jurisdiction, or, in the case of a private road open to public travel, by authority of the private
