SIGNING & PAVEMENT
MARKING DESIGN EXPERIENCE
Prepared signing and pavement marking
plans for 100 miles of Interstate 10 in Western Florida. Client: Connelly Wicker Engineers /Deleuw
Cather (now Parsons Transportation Group)/Florida Department of Transportation
- District 3 The work included the
inventory of existing signs, the signing & pavement marking design, and
maintenance of traffic plans for the cross roads and ramps of numerous
interchanges. The design work involved
over 1000 signs.
Prepared
signing and lighting plans for a new weigh station on US 90 in Escambia County,
Florida Client: The Haskell
Company/Florida Department of Transportation - District 3 The signing
plans included a small changeable message sign to indicate whether the weight
station was opened or closed. This sign
could be activated by a queue detection loop if the line of trucks in the weigh
station was too extensive.
Completed the signing and pavement
marking design for Park Street
in Jacksonville, Florida. Client:
Aikenhead & Odom (now Edwards & Kelcy)/City of Jacksonville This project involved the preparation of
final design plans at three signalized intersections and two mainline
segments. The project also involved the
design of school zone signing and striping for Hyde Park Elementary School,
including the design of mast arm supported overhead school flashers.
Prepared signing and pavement marking
plans for 15 miles of Interstate 75 in Marion County, Florida. Client: Deleuw Cather (now Parsons
Transportation Group)/Florida Department of Transportation - District 5 This work included the inventory of existing
signs, signing & pavement marking design, and maintenance of traffic plans
for the mainline and the ramps of one interchange. The inventory included a comprehensive set of
photographs, extensive measurements of sign and letter sizes to evaluate
conformance with the Elder Road User Program, and a determination of sign post
break-away characteristics.
Developed metric signing plans for 16
State Roads in the Orlando
area.
Client: Florida Department of
Transportation - District 5 The
preparation of metric signing plans for all of the major grade-separated
facilities in the greater Orlando area,
including: I-4, the Beeline Expressway, the East-West Expressway, Florida's Turnpike, and
the Eastern Beltway. The work included
the inventory of existing signs, the conversion of all the numerical signs from
English to Metric, and the modification of all the substandard non-numerical signs
to meet FHWA standards. The design work
included approximately 1500 signs and resulted in a 400-sheet set of detailed
signing plans, included an extensive set of guide sign worksheets. In advance of the design work, a design
report was prepared which recommended the most cost-effective method (overlay,
panel replacement, or new sign) for conversion from English to Metric legends.
Prepared signing plans for I-4 through
the Orlando
Metropolitan Area. Client:
Florida Department of Transportation - District 5 The preparation of conventional signing
plans for I-4 in the greater Orlando
area. The purpose of this project was to
bring the existing signing up to current standards. Design improvements were made with respect to
such items as sign legend, clear zone, longitudinal placement, reflectivity,
and letter size.
No Passing Zone Studies in the Florida Panhandle. Client: Florida Department of Transportation
-District 3 Radio-equipped vehicles
were used to complete No Passing Zone (NPZ) studies along both SR 2 and SR
20. The results were incorporated into a
revised set of signing and pavement marking plans.
Prepared signing plans for over 36 miles
of the Sawgrass Turnpike in Broward
County, Florida. Client: Pitman, Hartenstein &
Associates/Florida's Turnpike This
signing project involved an extensive sign inventory from which a conceptual
signing plan for this 36 mile facility was developed. Once the conceptual design was approved, a
final plans package was prepared. Work
included the inventory of existing signs and modification of all guide signs
and trailblazer signs relating to the Sawgrass Turnpike, both on the Sawgrass
Turnpike and adjacent cross roads. The
design work included over 100 signs.
Sign Study and Design for Ridgeview High School
in Clay County,
Florida Client: CGS Engineers/Clay County
Engineering Department
Inspection Services for the Installation
of Overhead Changeable Message Signs along I-595 and I-95 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Client: Florida Department of Transportation
- District 4 Buckholz Traffic is
providing all inspection services for this sophisticated state-of-the-art
system, including factory acceptance testing, communication testing, and
computer system testing. The system
includes 22 changeable message signs, 3 overhead mounted radar installations,
and a combination fiber-optic/land line modem communications system.
Completed a conceptual sign design for
access to Port Canaveral. Client:
Aikenhead & Odom/Canaveral
Port Authority Many signing options were evaluated including
special logo signing for the port's cruise ships and diagrammatic signing at
the SR 401 interchange.
Minor highway design projects. Client: FDOT Districts 2 and 5 These projects, of which there were
approximately fifteen, included road widenings, resurfacing, turn lane
additions, and intersection improvements.
All of these projects contained an associated set of signing and
pavement marking plans.
I-595/I-75/Sawgrass Expressway
Interchange Signing Study in Broward
County, Florida. Client: Florida Department of Transportation
- District 4 This signing study was
initiated to correct guide sign deficiencies at a major interchange in
southeast Florida. The work involved an extensive sign inventory
from which a conceptual signing plan was developed.
Development of signing & pavement
marking plans for US 301, east of I-75, in Manatee County, Florida Client: Pitman, Hartenstein &
Associates/Florida Department of Transportation - District 1
Signing & pavement marking plans
along New Berlin Road
in Jacksonville, Florida. Client:
Gee & Jenson/City of Jacksonville
The preparation of signing plans for the
installation of trailblazer signing to 300 historic sites located in all 68
Florida Counties. Client:
Florida Department of Transportation - Central Office This work used an innovative mapping
approach for sign location and included an extensive set of guide sign
worksheets that were completed using the GuidSIGN computer program. In advance of the design work, a field review
was conducted to determine the best location for each of the signs. An extensive utility contact and public
outreach campaign was also undertaken to ensure local cooperation and
constructability.
The design of a series of speed humps
and associated signing for the main access road of Georgia Pacific's Palatka
manufacturing plant. Client:
Georgia-Pacific
Participated in eight minor highway
design projects in Northeast Florida. Client:
Hill-Boring and Associates/Florida Department of Transportation-District 2 These projects included road widenings,
bridge approaches, and intersection improvements. Responsibilities included: participation in
plan preparation, coordination of project submittals, plan review to ensure
adherence to safety criteria, and signing and pavement marking design.
Sign and lighting design for the Beeline
Expressway in Orange County,
Florida. Client: Deleuw Cather (now Parsons Transportation Group)/Florida Department of Transportation -
District 5 The preparation of toll booth
signing plans along the Beeline Expressway.
This work included sign lighting at various locations.
School Zone Signing Evaluation and
Conceptual Design for Moody Road in Clay County, Florida Client: Clay County Planning Department This signing study was initiated to correct
major school zone signing deficiencies along Moody Road. A rational set of school speed zones and
associated signing was developed and a supporting conceptual design was
prepared.
I-95 Signing Study in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Client: Florida Department of Transportation
- District 4 This signing study was
initiated to correct park & ride signing and guide sign deficiencies along
the stretch of I-95 from Sunrise Boulevard to I-595. The work involved an extensive sign inventory
from which a conceptual signing plan was developed.
Districtwide Signing Project in Lake,
Volusia, Seminole, and Brevard
Counties. Client: Florida Department of Transportation - District 5 The preparation of signing plans along
various state roadways in four central Florida
counties. Non-standard and dilapidated
signs were replaced as part of this project and inconsistent signing was
eliminated.
Inspection Services for the Installation
of Overhead Changeable Message Signs in Jacksonville,
Florida. Client: Florida Department of Transportation - District 2 Buckholz Traffic personnel carried-out
the basic field inspection of this CMS system (power service, conduit, wiring,
guard rail, etc). The system includes
eight full-matrix overhead truss mounted signs using fiber-optic flip disk
technology.
SR A1A Pedestrian Crossing Study Client: Florida Department of Transportation
- District 4 This innovative study
resulted in an extensive set of recommended signing improvements along the
southern half of SR A1A in Palm Beach
County, Florida.
Orlando Airport Parking Garage Signing
Evaluation Client:
The Haskell Company/Orlando International Airport Authority Regulatory and guide signing, as well as
pavement markings, were evaluated for the expansion of both parking garages at Orlando International Airport.
Sign Design in Association with Various
Roadway Improvement Projects Throughout Florida. Various Clients SR 25 in Columbia and Hamilton Counties, SR
20 in Jefferson County, SR 50 in Orange County, US 301 in Manatee County, SR 55
in Levy County, SR 200 in Citrus County, SR 207 in St. Johns County, US 17 in
Clay County, SR 24 in Alachua County, SR 2 in Jackson County, and Monument Road
in Duval County.
Within
the last 8 years, Buckholz Traffic has developed signing and pavement marking
plans in conjunction with the design of over 400 traffic signals throughout Florida. These designs have include many innovative
ideas, such as the use of fiber optic blank out signs for time-of-day
programmable right-turn-on-red restrictions and internally illuminated overhead
street name signs.
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This page was last updated on 02.26.08