John Mack - Newtown Supervisor
Newtown-Yardley Road & Tara Boulevard Crosswalk RRFB Plan

Newtown-Yardley Road & Tara Boulevard Crosswalk RRFB Plan

 

The Newtown-Yardley Road & Tara Boulevard Crosswalk Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon (RRFB) Plan is outlined in PennDOT’s “Flashing Warning Device Permit” No. W-6141-03, which was issued on July 15, 2024 (refer to the “Tara Blvd Crosswalk Improvement Timeline”).

Description of Devices: Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon (RRFB)

  • Type of Installation: Post mounted.
  • Type of Controller: Time clock with push button actuation.
  • Type of Operation: When energized, the yellow lenses shall flash alternately at a rate of 75 times per minute by an approved flashing mechanism.
  • Period of Operation: 25 seconds upon push button or video detection.

There are three RRFBs:

  1. On southeast corner of Tara Blvd & Newtown-Yardley Rd intersection (number “1”)
  2. On northeast corner of Tara Blvd & Newtown-Yardley Rd intersection (number “2”)
  3. On pedestrian island (number “1”)

Accessible Pedestrian Signal Operational Notes

FLASHER SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH ACCESSIBLE PEDESTRIAN SIGNALS (APS) WITH THE FOLLOWING FEATURES:

  • ADA COMPLIANT PUSHBUTTON WITH CONFIRMATION LED INDICATOR AND TONE.
  • TACTILE DIRECTIONAL ARROW ALIGNED PARALLEL TO THE CROSSING.
  • A PUSHBUTTON LOCATOR TONE. THE LOCATOR TONE SHALL HAVE A DURATION OF 0.15 SECONDS AND REPEAT AT 1 SECOND INTERVALS SHALL BE INTENSITY RESPONSIVE TO AMBIENT SOUND, AND AUDIBLE 6 TO 12 FEET FROM THE PUSHBUTTON.
  • WHEN THE FLASH PERIOD STARTS THE PEDESTRIAN PUSH BUTTON UNIT SHALL BEGIN THE SPEECH MESSAGE "YELLOW LIGHTS ARE FLASHING, WAIT FOR VEHICLES TO YIELD. YELLOW LIGHTS ARE FLASHING, WAIT FOR VEHICLES TO YIELD".

RRFB Operational Notes

  • RRFB SHALL DISPLAY TWO RAPIDLY FLASHED YELLOW INDICATIONS UPON ACTUATION.
  • EACH OF THE YELLOW INDICATIONS SHAL PROVIDE 75 FLASHING SEQUENCES PER MINUTE.
  • THE FLASH RATE OF EACH INDIVIDUAL RREB INDICATION, AS APPLIED OVER THE FULL FLASHING SEQUENCE, SHAL NOT BE BETWEEN 5 AND 30 FLASHERS PER SECOND OT AVOID FREQUENCIES THAT MAY CAUSE SEIZURES.
  • TO MINIMIZE EXCESSIVE GLARE DURING NIGHTTIME CONDITIONS, AN AUTOMATIC SIGNAL DIMMING DEVICE SHOULD BE USED TO REDUCE THE BRILLIANCE OF THE RREB INDICATIONS.
  • UPON PUSHBUTTON ACTIVATION, THE RREB SHALL FLASH FOR A PERIOD OF 25 SECONDS. THE TIMER SHAL RESET UPON EACH NEW PUSHBUTTON ACTIVATION.

Posted on 09 Sep 2024, 01:54 - Category: Public Safety