Necessity Is the Mother of Invention!

摘要

Necessity is truly the mother of invention. Earlier this year the traffic crew of the City of Carbondale, Illinois determined the need for a trailer to carry barricades, cones, signs, etc. to handle emergency traffic control setups. We have such a trailer but the design was never very practical. The current trailer was in need of repairs, repainting and new floors. Utilizing a standard sixteen-foot utility trailer the city allowed the people that use the trailer regularly to have a free hand in its redesign. The team of Tom Heil traffic foreman, Louis Butcher traffic field worker, and Allen Moore garage technician came up with some very cost effective designs and additions. Some of these include swing arms for traffic cones, upright storage for type one and type three barricades as well as organized storage for signs and tripods. The modifications made to this trailer increase the efficiency with which we can set up work zone scenarios. These gentlemen truly went above and beyond their normal du- ties on this project. They were able to bring this project in for around a thousand dollars not counting the cost of the trailer we already had, and best of all the additions are removable so the trailer could be used to haul other equipment if needed. Hats off to our traffic crew!