Zebra Crossings Information
October 9th, 2008Zebra crossings are a type of pedestrian crossing and are widely used in many places around the world.
The look of a zebra crossing is characterised by horizontal stripes when crossing the road or vertical when in a car coming to a stop infront of them.
That then explains the term, named after the zebra, alternately a light colour white in the UK and a dark one, painted black in the UK. (or totally left unpainted if surface of the road itself is of a dark colour).
The stripes or markings are roughly about 400 to 600 millimetres wide.
A good point to make to everyone………….Pedestrians always have right of way on a zebra crossing.
Planned Road Projects
October 7th, 2008
If you ever wondered what work was going to take place near you or on your route to work, then you can by visiting http://www.highways.gov.uk
This shows all planned road projects which could include the widening of roads, the construction of roundabouts and what ever the work, it will always need new road markings. Double yellows, central white lining, give way lining, hatching, zebra crossings and so on.
The reason for a lot of these projects for roads could include a few of the following:
- Reduce congestion and provide additional capacity
- Restrict access onto the trunk road
- Improve road safety
- Provide a bypass for villages
- Improve journey time reliability
- Minimise the impact of the improved road on the surrounding areas.
- Develop a scheme that is well engineered and economically viable
We can help with all road marking projects, just contact us.
Old Control Tower, British Aerospace, Brough
May 1st, 2008We have completed the lining for the new office block which used to be the old control tower for British Aerospace , Brough, East Yorkshire for and on behalf of Geo Houlton & Sons And East Riding Council. We installed 60+ New parking bays in white thermoplastic screed and 4No Disabled bays in yellow thermoplastic screed. We also installed a Pedestrian crossing at the entrance of the offices.
Hull Kingston Rovers RLFC, Craven Park, Hull
April 28th, 200828th April 2008 we removed 10 parking bays by hot thermos lance and installed 12no new Disabled bays and hatching in yellow thermoplastic screed in Hull Kingston Rovers RLFC, Craven Park, Hull car park.
Exchange Street / Middle street, Driffield
April 16th, 2008Over two nights 13th - 15th April 08 we anti skidded on exchange street and middle street north in buff and green and replaced all the road markings after specialist surfacing had done the tarmacing on behalf of Halls Construction / East Riding Council