Traffic and Pedestrian Refuge Islands
The Road-Pod, is a precast Concrete Modular system (patent applied for) for use as Traffic and Pedestrian Refuge Islands. It offers a very cost effective off-site solution, with significant savings on cost, minimising traffic delays, helps in substantially reducing site time spent in danger and enhance safety of pedestrians.
Product features and benefits
A typical unit can be installed over a period of 6-8 hours, with minimum traffic management, compared to 2-3 days with traditional on-site methods using kerbs and in-situ concrete. The design takes into consideration the new Road Traffic Act, Department of Transport and the Design manual for Roads and Bridges.
The Road-Pod system is available in a range of sizes to suit the various applications. There are five types of arrangement, from 1.2 m to 2 m in width and a number of island combinations. The units come complete with illuminated bollards, high level columns, cast-in tactiles and lifting points. The weight ranges from 280 kg to 1.5 tonnes.
End use applications
 Road crossings
Traffic junctions
Traffic calming
School crossings
Speed restrictions
Housing estates
Town centres
Road signage and traffic directions
Installation
The units should be laid on a bed 75 mm thick of lean mix concrete and utilising the patented locating/locking device. Make good around edges with bitumen pitch or similar. Joints could be left open or sealed with the Charcon supplied sealant, sikaflex.
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Case Study
Client: Ceredigion County Council
Product: Road-Pod precast concrete traffic island
Brief: To provide a precast concrete product that would minimise site construction times and reduce traffic congestion resulting from these works.
Solution: Charcon worked in partnership with Ceredigion Council engineers and W.T. Burdens to develop an off-site, prefabricated traffic island complete with lighting connections and bollard. The overall installation time was reduced from three days to six hours.
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To discuss your specific requirements, Contact Charcon on 01455 288275 or email us. |
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