WARNING SIGNS FLIP FOR SAFETY WHEN STORMS LASH ROADWAY

CHANGEABLE-MESSAGE SIGNS ARE DESCRIBED WHICH ARE USED ON SECTIONS OF HIGHWAY FREQUENTLY SUBJECTED TO HIGH WINDS AND DUST STORMS. THE SIGNS ARE SPACED AT 5-MILE INTERVALS ALONG AN 81-MILE STRETCH. THE THREE MESSAGES OFFERED ARE WORKED BY A DISPATCHER WHO OBTAINS WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL SERVICE, POLICE PATROLS AND VOLUNTEERS. THE TUBULAR STEEL ANCHORED IN 3-FT DIAMETER REINFORCED CONCRETE BASES 12 FT DEEP.

• Publication Date: 1972-11

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 44
• Serial:
  • Rural and Urban Roads
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue Number: 11

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Reinforced concrete; Safety; Storms; Variable message signs; Warning signs; Weather
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226578
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 15 1974 12:00AM