Solar Delineator Trial Project: [Technical Summary]

Details

• Creators:
  Pross, Chris ; O'Brien, Seth ; Crain, Chad ; Strenth, William
• Corporate Creators:
  Kansas. Dept. of Transportation. District 4 ; Pittsburgh State University. School of Construction
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Installation
  • Road marking materials
  • Lighting
  • Durability
  • Evaluation and assessment
  • Highway delineators
  • Road markings
  • Surveys
  • Visibility
  • Solar Delineator
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  KS-15-07
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; Kansas
• Edition:
  Summary Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  Kansas. Dept. of Transportation. Bureau of Research
• Abstract:
  The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) partnered with the Pittsburg State University School of Construction to assess the installation of solar pavement lights at two intersections in southeast Kansas. Solar pavement lights have been used in several places throughout the United States but have not had favorable results; either they did not stand up to traffic/snow plows or their renewable solar power gave out in 2 to 3 years and went dark. Research as to why these problems existed had not been adequately analyzed. KDOT saw three major concerns with using solar pavement markers: cost, proper installation, and longevity. We hoped to address these concerns with this research project.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/40001/dot_40001_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 636.79 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:94aac5edfeba9287eb25c2b8d2907fb1718c41099ab2c383d8aec759ab0d3b47