Smart Crosswalk Installation Sites In Snow Country
In order to highlight the installation of an IRWL crosswalk in snow country, into both asphalt and concrete, we offer the following examples.
1) University of Illinois Urbana/Champaign - UIUC install ed a Smart Crosswalk system in 2006 in front of the Grainger Library on campus. Over the last five years they have not experienced any problems with the steel base plates as the snowplow trucks move over the crosswalk.
A study conducted by the UIUC Department of Civil and Environmentl Engineering evaluated the results of a variety of crosswalk treatments on campus. This study found that "The in-street yield-to-pedestrian sign plus in-roadway warning lights ... provided the highest courtesy yields (a courtesy yield occurs when a motorist yields to pedestrian, but the yield was not required)." It was determined that 95% of motorist complied.
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 2) Metuchen, New Jersey - IRWL enhanced crosswalk installation occurred in 2008. This system covers a 2-lane span with automatic activation bollards. The installation is typical of a retro-fitted system to an existing crosswalk. The installation begins with a 1/2" wide x 1 1/2" deep saw cut across the road. Click here to see story |
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3) Chittenango, New York - This IRWL crosswalk was installed on New  York State Route 5 & 13 in 2006. See link to view several pictures taken in January of 2009 by a NYDOT Traffic Signal Engineer. The pictures show what the IRWL crosswalk system looks like after snow removal equipment has cleared the snow.
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