subject: Bridges crumbling? Roads in need of resurfacing? If only they'd been monitored with a Golden River M671/2 Weigh-In-Motion system beforehand [print this page] Bridges crumbling? Roads in need of resurfacing? If only they'd been monitored with a Golden River M671/2 Weigh-In-Motion system beforehand
When a road deteriorates or a bridge starts to show signs of wear and tear, closing the routes throughmay seem like the obvious answer but it's only a temporary fix not a long-term solution and may cause disruption to motorists. It also seems like the lazy way out of good traffic planning and traffic management.
So what do you do? Well, first you need to assess the situation you need traffic monitoring. Golden River, a brand within the leading traffic management group ClearView Traffic are experts in the field of traffic monitoring and thanks to their M671/2 Weigh-In-Motion system, they've helped traffic engineers capture traffic data such as vehicle weight, identification for weight-limit enforcement and bridge-overload protection.
Part of the Marksman traffic data collection range, the M671/2 measures the downward forces on the road surface meaning it directly generates data about the factors that cause wear and deterioration of the road's surface and construction.
Road safety also needs to be considered. Roads and bridges that aren't smooth to drive on or are dotted with potholes and cracks in the surface could lead to accidents and collisions meaning high costs and high risks for motorists.
Bridge protection is such a significant traffic management concern that Golden River set up their own system, enabling bridges to be monitored and maintained thoroughly. Golden River's Bridge Overload Protection System or BOPS' enables operators and authorities to keep their bridges open by protecting them from overloading.
Not only does BOPS' aim to increase road safety and provide a state-of-the-art solution for thorough traffic management, traffic monitoring and traffic planning, it's also cost-effective.
Traffic data is recorded sensitively and with meticulous accuracy. Golden River's M671/2 Weigh-In-Motion system senses everything from the slightest vibration to peak accelerations, logging them all consistently.
Golden River's M671/2 Weigh-In-Motion system also offers major enhancements to the efficiency and effectiveness of vehicle weight enforcement operations. The optimum time of day for enforcement programmes can be identified.
The M671/2 Weigh-In-Motion system can select and identify overweight vehicles by axle load, gross weight or classification type. The result? Time is saved by eliminating legally-loaded vehicles and allowing them to pass without being stopped.
Traffic data capture projects and applications requiring high levels of weighing accuracy also benefit from the M671/2 Weigh-In-Motion system. That's because, Golden River joined forced with Kistler one of the world's leading suppliers of dynamic measuring instrumentation experts in the use of pressure, force and torque sensors to bring you the advanced Lineas Quartz sensor.
This high-spec option to be added to the M671/2 Weigh-In-Motion system gives you the confidence of the most precise traffic data available alongside ultimate longevity and superior performance. Lineas Quartz Weigh-In-Motion sensors are flush-mounted with the road surface and are thus de-coupled from horizontal and negative forces.
To find out more, check out the Golden River website at www.goldenriver.co.uk or why not log onto their sister sites www.countonus.co.uk, www.astucia.co.uk,
