PSS—located in Cleveland, Ohio—designs, manufactures and markets innovative safety devices for roadway and pedestrian applications, both temporary and permanent.
BoardWalk Ramp, a temporary device, is designed for sidewalk work zones where pedestrian pathways have been rerouted. It provides accessible, detectable and safe guidance wherever...
LaneGard 3 folding Type III barricade is the only folding Type III device on the market today. It folds for transport and storage, and it unfolds for use. It folds to a mere 2...
StandGard Base Portable Standing Station reduces the transference of heat between workers and street, sidewalk, or parking lot surfaces. With an R-value that exceeds six, StandGard...
RoadQuake 2F temporary portable rumble strip alerts drivers to changing road conditions, like upcoming work zones, lane closures or traffic incidents. Designed to reduce accidents...
CRIB cargo carrier is a fully-integrated cargo carrier, designed specifically for the transport, deployment, retrieval and storage of RoadQuake 2F temporary portable rumble strip...
CrashGard sand barrel system is a non-redirective, gating sand barrel, or crash cushion, that has passed all applicable tests. Manufactured from blow-molded high-density...
RoadQuake Temporary Portable Rumble Strips are trusted to prevent work zone intrusions. The Rover™ Handling Trailer enhances safety and efficiency by enabling remote deployment...
Act Now to Stay Ahead of New Federal Safety Regulations The 11th edition of the MUTCD mandates audible information devices (AIDs) in addition to signage in road and sidewalk closures...
Latest MUTCD update includes Audible Information Device requirements. Per the recent 11th Edition of the MUTCD Section 6C.03, audible devices will soon be required when roads...
RoadQuake Temporary Portable Rumble Strips have long been recognized for their exceptional reliability in enhancing driver awareness and preventing work zone intrusions. Now, ...
FirstGard foldable traffic cone folds to 1.5” in width, requiring minimal storage space. FirstGard features a replaceable connecting hinge, allowing for repair in the event of...
PSS has had enough with distracted driving and offers innovative safety systems designed to alert distracted drivers, returning their attention directly back to the road.
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, also known as the “Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act,” is the largest long-term investment in infrastructure and economy in our nation’...
ROAD SAFETY REINVENTEDDesigned to reduce accidents and save lives, RoadQuake® 2F Temporary Portable Rumble Strips (TPRS) alert distracted motorists to upcoming work zones, lane...
RAPTOR RUMBLE STRIP HANDLING MACHINE For over 35 years, PSS has worked to design and manufacture innovative safety products that protect workers, drivers and pedestrians while...
The PSS CrashGard Sand Barrel System is a non-redirective, gating sand barrel or crash cushion. Sand barrels are designed to protect fixed objects, whether permanent or temporary...
BoardWalk Ramp & Platform provide an accessible, detectable, continuous curb transition for pedestrians, including those with limited vision or mobility issues.Modular, Temporary...
Wyoming is known for its striking, rugged landscape and the highways that wind through it. The state is a tourist destination in the summer and winter months, and Highway 22, ...
Recently, transformer and substation maintenance provider Delta Star needed to provide the necessary service of installing accessibility to a sidewalk obstruction during renovations...
StandGard Reduces Flagger Fatigue Designed for flaggers and other outdoor stationary workers, PSS StandGard Base Portable Standing Station protects those workers against exposure...
Despite using warning signs, reflective clothing and other visual signals to alert drivers of changing road conditions, there are still accidents in our work zones. The National...
Regardless of the warning signs, lights and other signals for a change in traffic patterns, accidents are still happening in our work zones. In 2017 alone, the Pennsylvania Crash...
When the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Eastern Region, located in Spokane, scheduled a two-day paving project this past August on S.R. 26 near Colfax, ...
Road-Tech Safety Services Inc., located in Shingle Springs, Calif., about 40 miles east of Sacramento, provides equipment rental and sales, traffic control supplies, and traffic...
PEDS is an advocacy group that provides, according to their website, “technical expertise, outreach and training that helps make streets safe and inviting places to walk.” Founded...
On February 8, 2017, KTVN TV reported a fatal work-zone crash:“…a 2006 black Freightliner semi was traveling southbound where it was approaching traffic being halted by a flagger...
Traffic engineers at the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) first tested RoadQuake 2F Temporary Portable Rumble Strips (TPRS) in live work zones in September and October ...
After a storm hit northeastern Ohio on March 1, 2018, an estimated 80,000 people lost electrical power as a result. High winds, gusting as strong as 50 mph, brought many power...
The city of Toronto, Canada, launched the King Street Transit Pilot Project in November 2017. The purpose of the project is to improve transit reliability, capacity and speed....
As the prime highway contractor, Shelly & Sands recently installed temporary portable rumble strips (TPRS) in a work zone in Mahoning County, Ohio. The concrete joint repair project...
Saferoads Australia, located near Melbourne in the state of Victoria, provides road safety solutions to Australia, New Zealand and the international road safety market. The company...
Last October, Shelly & Sands, a prime highway contractor, installed RoadQuake 2F Temporary Portable Rumble Strip (TPRS) arrays in two Ohio work zones. The installation, conducted...
The Center for Transportation Research and Education (CTRE) at Iowa State University develops methods and technologies to improve transportation safety and reliability.Last month...
With a deadline approaching, one backed by a very large fine if it were missed, officials of the city of Cleveland, Ohio, recently reopened the part of Superior Avenue that runs...
In the report titled “Development of Temporary Rumble Strip Specifications,” commissioned by the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT), authors Steven D. Schrock, Ph.D., ...
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) tested PSS RoadQuake 2F Temporary Portable Rumble Strip (TPRS) during the week of Oct. 31, 2016. MassDOT wanted to test...
In June 2015, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) published "Effectiveness of Temporary Rumble Strips in Alerting Motorists in Short-Term Surveying Work Zones," by ...
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigated an end-of-queue work-zone crash that occurred in Tennessee in June 2015. They conducted a hearing on October 4, 2016...
To improve both work-zone and worker safety, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission tested temporary portable rumble strips (TPRS, or rumble strips) in September and October of ...
Cleveland, Ohio, the county seat of Cuyahoga County, has made some news recently. The Cleveland Cavaliers won the NBA Championship, and the parade that followed, attended by about...
Distracted driving crashes are a prime factor in traffic fatalities and injuries. The National Highway Transportation Safety Association (NHTSA) reports that 3,179 people were...
In our March 2014 Roads & Bridges Case of the Week, we featured Paul Peterson Co., Columbus, Ohio, and their efforts to help municipalities improve pedestrian safety in sidewalk...
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) End-of-Queue Warning System was first covered in Plastic Safety Systems’ March 2013 Case Study. An update was provided in a May ...
On Oct. 23, the Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce (CC) hosted their 26th Annual “Sea Witch Halloween and Fiddler’s Festival.”In part one of the story on the festival...
On Oct. 23, the Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce (CC) will host the 26th Annual Sea Witch Halloween and Fiddler’s Festival. The festival features three full days...
Plastic Safety Systems introduced the first RoadQuake Temporary Portable Rumble Strip (TPRS) in 2009. RoadQuake TPRS is a transverse rumble strip that alerts drivers, especially...
When Area Wide Protective’s Eric Hulme evaluated Plastic Safety Systems’ (PSS) RoadQuake Temporary Portable Rumble Strip (RQ TPRS) for deployment in their traffic control operations...
In our Roads&Bridges case study from March 2013, we reported that the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) had recently announced the installation of a new traffic safety...
In the last few years, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has implemented several safety initiatives to enhance safety in work zones for both drivers and workers.As...
Valley Metro Rail Inc. is a non-profit, public corporation whose mission is to design, build and operate a 57-mile transit system throughout metropolitan Phoenix. The Valley Metro...
The Rte. 6 Bridge Deck Replacement Project Team took a hard look at a range of traffic-mitigation scenarios from full closure to a one-lane road with alternating traffic. After...
Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) Project BB0306, the Sheppard to Highway 278 project, entailed undercutting the inside shoulder and overlaying an asphalt ...
In a ROADS & BRIDGES case study published last October, we reported that Utah DOT had recently conducted tests on portable rumble strips. Utah DOT conducted a live ...
When a city or county calls about sidewalk closures or pedestrian work zones, Gary Boylan is quick to respond. Boylan, vice president of Paul Peterson Co., a Columbus, ...
The Utah Department of Transportation (DOT) recently conducted a live test of PSS rumble strips on I-70 near Green River. This location was selected because of high average daily...
Plastic Safety Systems recently had the opportunity to provide RoadQuake 2 temporary portable rumble strips for an Ohio DOT job in Licking County. Project 98 (2013) was a “mill...
An informal test was conducted last summer to see if motorcycles could safely cross an array of portable rumble strips. The test strip, set up by Plastic Safety Systems, was a...
Texas leads the country in work-zone injuries and fatalities. To make their I-35 work zones safer, Texas DOT recently announced the installation of new traffic-safety countermeasures...
As a manufacturer, we also serve as advocates and educators. Through trade organizations, for example, we promote traffic-safety initiatives. During new product introductions,...
