PUTTING SAFETY FIRST: LIGHTING FOR NIGHTTIME SAFETY

Conti Construction Company partnered with the New Jersey Department of Transportation in the development of a new lighting specification for work zones. Consultants from General Electric helped design the hydraulically operated lighting system for pavers, which allows four 150-watt "stadium lights" to be moved up and down and the lighting angles to be changed as needed. Diffusers were added to cut glare. The pavers also have 300-watt side lights and auger lights. The cost of improved equipment lighting is more than offset by the improved construction quality made possible by better illumination of the worksite.

• Authors:
  • Murphy, J
• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 21
• Serial:
  • HMAT: Hot Mix Asphalt Technology
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cost effectiveness; Costs; Hydraulic equipment; Illuminating engineering; Lighting systems; Pavers; Quality of work; Road construction; Specifications; Work zone safety
• Geographic Terms: New Jersey
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00789091
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 31 2000 12:00AM