Butler County Engineer
Dean C. Foster reports that reflective raised pavement markers
will be installed on County roads beginning Monday, April 24.
The contract for the project was awarded to Traffic Specialists,
Inc. of Shandon in Butler County, which submitted a low bid of
$82,986. Federal funds will be used to pay for 100 percent of
the cost.
Installation of the
new markers will be performed under traffic; however, motorists
are encouraged to use caution when approaching the road crews.
Orange traffic cones will be utilized along the centerline while
epoxy under the newly placed markers dries.
The following roads
are slated to receive the new reflective centerline markers:
- Beckett Road -- West
Chester Road to Tylersville Road
- Brown Road
- Eaton Road -- Beissinger
Road to U.S. 127
- Elk Creek Road --
Howe Road to West Alexandria Road
- Hamilton Eaton Road
-- U.S. 127 to Village of Somerville
- Hamilton New London
Road -- Ohio 126 to U.S. 127
- Lakota Drive West
- Layhigh Road -- Ohio
748 to Hamilton New London Road
- Princeton Road --
Ohio 747 to Cincinnati Dayton Road
- Reily Millville Road
-- Ohio 732 to Garner Road
- Stillwell Road
- Stillwell Beckett
Road -- Ohio 732 to Ohio 177
- Taylor School Road
-- Eaton Road to Jacksonburg Road
- Trenton Franklin Road
-- Howe Road to Ohio 4
- Tylersville Road --
Fairfield city limit to Farmgate Drive
- Waynes Trace Road
-- U.S. 127 to Ohio 744
- West Alexandria Road
-- Ohio 122 to Elk Creek Road
- Woodsdale Road
- Yankee Road -- Princeton
Road to Kyles Station Road
Botts
Dots Improve
Centerline and Edgeline Visibility
Reflective raised pavement
markers help improve roadway visibility at night, especially
on wet pavement. Sometimes referred to as Botts Dots,
they were invented in the 1950s by Elbert D. Botts who worked
for the California Department of Transportation. He was looking
for a way to warn motorists when they wandered out of their lanes.
Botts came up with
a raised dome that could be made out of plastic, ceramic, or
polyester. While proud of his dome invention, he actually thought
the best thing he invented was the glue to keep the Botts Dots
stuck to the pavement. The glue worked so well that some of the
dots have been in place for more than 30 years.
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