EVALUATION OF LOUVRE TYPE GLARE SCREEN

This paper reports on the cost, installation, effectiveness, and maintenance of louvre type glare screens. In the fall of 1978, 1046 units were installed on two safety improvement projects, some on concrete median barriers and some on corrugated beam type barriers, in Onondaga County, New York. The screen consists of individual plastic louvres, or baffles, approximately 36 in. high, mounted vertically on guiderail or median barrier. When placed on 2-ft. centers, they form a continuous barrier. Cost was about ten dollars per ft. There were only minor installation problems which were adequately dealt with. The glare screens performed as expected and maintenance costs to date are $3,500.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Final Report on Experimental Feature Project NY 76-01.
• Corporate Authors:

  New York State Department of Transportation

  Engineering Research and Development Bureau, 1220 Washington Avenue
  Albany, NY  United States  12232

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Kelly, P D
  • Bryden, J E
• Publication Date: 1983-3

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: v.p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Anti glare screens; Building; Costs; Facilities; Installation; Maintenance management; Measures of effectiveness
• Uncontrolled Terms: Effectiveness; Maintenance costs
• Subject Areas: Construction; Design; Finance; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Safety and Human Factors; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00386880
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-036 310
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jul 30 1984 12:00AM