Illinois Standard Specifications for Traffic Control and Barricades
Illinois Standard Specification for Traffic Control and Barricades (click on section 701)
http://dot.state.il.us/desenv/spec2007/div700.pdf
Illinois Standard Specification for Materials used in Traffic Control and Barricades (click on sections 1084 to 1094)
http://dot.state.il.us/desenv/spec2007/div1000.pdf
Illinois Standard Specifications for Equipment used on Traffic Control and Barricades (click on section 1106)
http://dot.state.il.us/desenv/spec2007/div1100.pdf
Illinois Standard Specification for Glare Screen used in Traffic Control (click on section 638)
http://dot.state.il.us/desenv/spec2007/div600.pdf
Business Links
Material suppliers
- 3M-Traffic Safety Systems (TSS)
3M has pioneered the development of products/systems to protect, guide and warn road users by making traffic control devices, vehicles and clothing more visible. Products include reflective sheeting for signs with matching inks and overlay films; pavement markings and application equipment; reflective and non-reflective sheeting for vehicle markings; high visibility materials for safety garments; and speed display signs.
Contact: Mr. Scott Voytek
2306 W. Chicago Ave, Unit 4
Chicago, IL 60622
Phone: (281) 703-1684
Email: svoytek@mmm.com3 - Allied Tube & Conduit Corp. Tele spar Div.
Telespar small sign support system consists of square telescopic steel tube, accessories, fittings, complimentary components, various ground anchors and a post slip base assembly.
Contact: Mr. Tim Bedinger
Allied Tube & Conduit Corp. - Telespar Div.
4119 Lincoln Tr.
Taylorville, IL 62568
Phone: (217) 824-0503
Email: tbedinger@alliedtube.com - Avery Dennison Reflective Products
Manufacturer of reflective films for roadway signs, construction work zones, safety clothing and vehicle conspievity tapes used throughout the world.
Contact: Mr. Yasu Masaka
Avery Dennison Reflective Products
6565 W. Howard St.
Niles, IL 60714
Phone: (847) 588-7226
Email: yasu.masaka@averydinnison.com - Astro Optics Corp
Manufacturer specializing in reflective lenses, barrier and guardrail delineators, pavement markers, channelizing devices, rumble strips, flexible posts, hydrant and utility markers, portable speed bumps and portable barricade systems.
Contact: Mr. Gary E. Kinberg
Astro Optics Corp.
1200 Abbott Dr.
Elgin, IL 60123
Phone: (847) 488-9151
Email: sales@astrooptics.com - Chicago Heights Steel
Manufacturer of U-channel sign posts and delineators with compatible breakaway systems.
Contact: Mr. Steve Clark
Chicago Heights Steel
211 E. Main St.
Chicago Heights, IL 60411
Phone: (708) 756-5625
Email: steve@chs.com - Cortina Safety Products
Manufacture of traffic safety and work zone protection products such as warning triangles, plastic barricades, delineators, safety vests, stop/slow paddles, cone signs, injection molded traffic cones and fleet kits.
Contact: Mr. John M. Pappas
Cortina Safety Products
10706 West Grand Ave.
Franklin Park, IL 60131
Phone: (636) 273-4754
Email: j.pappas@charter.net - Dicke Safety Products
Manufacturer of portable temporary traffic control devices including NCHRP-350 approved sign stands, rollup signs, stop/slow paddles, safety vests, barricade lights, work zone publications and associated traffic safety items.
Contact: Mrs. Vera Dicke
Dicke Safety Products
1201 Warren Ave.
Downers Grove, IL 60515
Phone: (630) 969-0050
Email: vera@dicketool.com - Empco – Lite
The industry leader in manufacturing LED Types A, B, C, and D warning devices meeting or exceeding MUTCD and ITE standards. Types A & C and airport solar lights available, as well as ADA audible and beeper lights Type I & II meeting MUTCD.
Contact: Mr. Clarence LaBar
Empco-Lite
909 Grace St.
Elgin IL 60120
Phone: (847) 931-2455
Email: clabar@elginmolded.com - Energy Absorption Systems, Inc.
The leader in the manufacture of sophisticated and innovative highway impact attenuators, truck mounted attenuators, barriers and other crash cushion systems, as well as security gates and anti-icing spray systems to U.S. and foreign countries for over 30 years.
Contact: Mr. James D. Crowley
Energy Absorption Systems
35 E. Wacker, Suite 1100
Chicago, IL 60601
Phone: (312) 467-6750
Email: jim.crowley@trin.net - The Hoosier Co. Inc.
The Hoosier Company, Inc. is a manufacturer's representative in Indiana, Missouri and Illinois for crash cushions, delineation devices, anti-icing systems, retroreflectometers, arrowboards, mobile surface temperature sensors and ADA detectable warning tiles. Additional products represented include PTZ cameras, weather stations, highway advisory radios, traffic counters and automatic video detection systems. We are also a highway specialty contractor installing signals, signs, lighting and ITS equipment throughout Indiana.
Contact: Ms. Cheryl P. Melancon
Hoosier Co., Inc., The
PO Box 681064
Indianapolis, IN 46268
Phone: (317) 872-8125
Email: hoosierco@hoosierco.com - Horizon Signal Technologies
Horizon Signal Technologies is a Pennsylvania based company specializing in the manufacture of portable traffic signal systems. Horizon Signal Systems are available with modular add-on components to meet the most demanding project requirements. Form a simple 2-phase flagger application to multiphase work zones with turn arrows we have the technology to meet your project requirements. Horizon Portable Traffic signal Systems are available for sale, rent or lease to own.
Contact: Mr. David Krahulec
Horizon Signal Technologies
2203 Muriel Ct.
Joliet, IL 60433
Phone: (800) 852-8796
Email: horizonsignal@aol.com - John Thomas Inc
Energy Absorption Systems products: Permanent and temporary crash cushions, truck mounted attenuaters. REACT-350, Fitch and Energite Barrels. Horizon Temporary Traffic Signals. NuMetrics, Safe-Hit. Certified training in crash cushion and traffic signal applications. Temporary road and lane closure specialists. Whistle Ban Products. Dura-Curb Median Separators. Sound Wall Products.
Contact: Mr. John Dvorak
John Thomas, Inc.
1415 Franklin Grove Rd
Dixon, IL 61021
Phone: (815) 288-2343
Email: johndvorak@crashcushions.com - Nafisco, Inc.
Traffic control equipment and manufacturer of the "Flex-O-Guide" plastic delineator. Four standard heights and a variety of reflective tape combinations may be applied to this bright fluorescent orange delineator.
Contact: Mr. John H. Mortensen
Nafisco, Inc.
4152 Warren Ave.
Hillside, IL 60162
Phone: (708) 544-9565
Email: nafisco@hotmail.com - North American Signal Co.
The North American Signal Company manufactures a complete line of auto, truck and industrial warning lights and accessories. LED, Strobe, and Revolving warning lights as well as directional warning devices, light bars and corner light strobe kits are all manufactured at our plant in Wheeling, Illinois.
Contact: Mr. Scot Tennant
North American Signal Co.
605 S. Wheeling Rd.
Wheeling IL 60090
Phone: (847) 537-8888
Email: s.tennant@nasig.com - Plasticade Products corp.
Manufacturers of plastic barricades, narrowcades and minicades. 42 inch high stacker cone and channelizer barrels and drums. Also plastic A frames, boards, Type III's and sign stands. New line of regulatory signs finished and unfinished.
Contact: Ms. Donna Kelner
Plasticade Products Corp.
7700 Austin Ave.
Skokie, IL 60077
Phone: (800) 772-0355
Email: dkelner@americanlouver.com - Safe-Hit
Manufacture a complete line of flexible guide posts, construction channelizers, tubular markers, glare shields, guardrail delineators, vertical panels, barricades and two-lane, two-way operation panels. Also manufactures FAA approved taxiway/runway retroreflective markers. Parking control products include flexible sign posts, plastic signs and the Barracuda water-filled barrier.
Contact: Mr. Kent Kekeis
Safe-Hit
35 E. Wacker Dr., Suite 1100
Chicago IL 60601
Phone: (312) 467-6750
Email: kent.kekeis@trin.net - Sunwize Technologies
Solar power systems designer and manufacturer for applications such as emergency call boxes, intelligent transportation systems and traffic and safety control. SunWize also manufactures custom solar modules ranging from .5 to 10 watts for integration into battery operated products. SunWize offers a wide range of solar modules and components with fast order turnaround and delivery. Solar provides reliable, low maintenance, uninterruptible power.
Contact: Ms. Laurie DuBois
SunWize Technologies
1155 Flatbush Rd.
Kingston, NY 12401
Phone: (845) 336-0146
Email: ldubois@besicorp.com - Traffic & Parking Control Co., Inc. (TAPCO)
Traffic & Parking Control Company (TAPCO) provides traffic sign graphics systems, cutter/plotters, accessories, roll goods, MUTCD sign-making software, signs, posts, brackets, hardware, Blinker Sign, LED-enhanced signs, LED STOP/SLOW paddles, die cuts, V-LOC NCHRP 350 Breakaway sign and mailbox anchoring systems, decorative lighting, custom signs, pavement marking, stripers, traffic paint, workzone products including arrowboards, message boards, crash attenuators and barricades, cones and signal and parking products.
Contact: Mr. Karl Pfizenmaier
Traffic & Parking Control Co., Inc. (TAPCO)
40 W. Timbercreek
Yorkville, IL 60560
Phone: (630) 553-3110
Email: karl@tapconet.com - Tower Sign and Signal, Inc.
Design and manufacture of portable traffic control equipment and systems. INNOVATIVE: Long range telemetry-up to 20.7 miles between units, on-board alarm and diagnostic systems. DEPENDABLE: No glitch logic controller automated self-recovering DC-to-DC converters and solar management systems. ADAPTABLE: Multiple operation and set up modes, Walkie-talkie controller, locate on either land, adjustable solar panels. MOBIL: rapid set up, tow along with work mode, low signal head mode, extended battery operation. EASY TO USE: color Touch Screen programming with voice status reporting. Any unit can be set for master or slave operations. Multiple network communications systems available. LOW COST: Over 20 standard features others do no offer, at a very completive price.
Contact: Mr. Michael R. McLaughlin
Tower Sign and Signal, Inc.
P.O. Box 1
Hettick, IL 62649
Phone: (618) 778-5250
Email: towersignandsignal@frontiernet.net - TrafFix Devices, Inc.
TrafFix Devices, Inc., with warehouses in San Clemente, California and Fairfield, Iowa, manufactures and distributes two-piece break-away channelizer drums, roll-up construction signs and portable sign stands, modular plastic barricade systems, grabber cones, tubular markers, inertial sand barrels and truck mounted attenuators.
Contact: Mr. Dave Lindquist
TrafFix Devices, Inc.
1220 McClurg Dr.
Batavia, IL 60510
Phone: (630) 406-0760
Email: dlindquist@traffixdevices.com - Vega Molded Products, Inc
A full service molding facility supplying the traffic industry with quality products such as 3 1/4 delineator glue in type guardrail marker, curb marker, jersey delineator, flexible and rail post marker, temporary marker, permanent marker, snowplowable marker adhesive, strobe light covers and mounting plates. Call for literature!
Contact: Ms. Doris Weid
Vega Molded Products, Inc.
P.O. Box 246
Gilberts, IL 60136
Phone: (847) 428-7761
Email: vega7761@aol.com - Work Area Protection Corp.
Manufactures a complete line of traffic safety devices including traffic cones, channelizer cones, barrels, barricade lights, strobe lights, rotary lights, cone lights, solar arrow boards, signs, sign stands, safety vests, STOP.SLOW paddles, flags, manhole protector rings, and crash attenuators.
Contact: Mr. Richard Bielski
Work Area Protection Corp.
P.O. Box 4087
Saint Charles IL 60174
Phone: (630) 377-9100
Work Zone Installation Contractors
- Barricade Lites, Inc.
Sales, rental, and service of barricades, drums, signs, arrow boards, message boards and other traffic control products. Custom sign manufacturing and installation.
Contact: Mr. Charles R. Vazquez
Barricade Lites, Inc.
PO Box 385
Addison IL 60101
Phone: 630-627-6163
Email: charlie@barricadelites.com - Bi-State Barricade Rental
We do rental, installation, and serving of work zone traffic control and highway safety devices, we also sell a full line of traffic control and highway safety devices including but not limited to barricaders, drums, signs and solar devices. We also have certified flaggers.
Contact: Ms. Tamara Ann Houseman
Bi-State Barricade Rental
PO Box 234
Colona IL 61241
Phone: 309-792-1980 - Protection Services Inc.
Protection Services Inc. is a full service supplier of work zone traffic control equipment for sale or rent. Contact us for a service center nearest you.
Contact: Mr. Rick Ricca
Protection Services Inc.
2595 Stockyard Rd.
Springfield IL 62702
Phone: 217-629-7139
Email: rricca@protectionservices.com - RoadSafe Traffic Systems Inc.
Traffic control and protection, construction and regulatory signing, Pavement marking and work zone safety supplies.
Contact: Ms. Kathleen Holst
RoadSafe Traffic Systems, Inc.
12225 Disk Dr.
Romeoville IL 60446
Phone: 815-372-2348
Email: kholst@nesrentals.com - Traffic Control & Protection, Inc.
Rental, sales, service, and installation of signs, posts, barricades, arrowboards, message boards, and temporary striping.
Contact: Mr. Robert Chicoine
Traffic Control & Protection, Inc.
31 W. 351 North Avenue
West Chicago IL 60185
Phone: 630-293-0026
Email: tcpbc@sbcglobal.net - Trafic Services, Inc.
Trafic Services, Inc. rents, installs and services work zone traffic control and highway safety devices.
Contact: Mr. Michael Traficanti
Trafic Services Inc.
2260 Southwind Blvd.
Bartlett IL 60103
Phone: 630-497-3478 - Highway Technologies
We offer traffic control subcontracting plus rental and sales of work zone traffic control equipment - lights, barricades, cones, arrow panels, changeable message signs, construction signs, impact attenuators, permanent signs and plastic drums.
Contact: Mr. Jerry Jurkiewicz
Highway Technologies
915 Harger Rd., Ste 350
Oak Brook IL 60523
Phone: 630-368-0920
Email: Jerry.Jurkiewicz@hwy-tech.com - Work Zone Safety
We rent and sell traffic control equipment. Products include changeable message signs, arrow boards, barrels, barricades, signs and cones. We are also a supplier for Rhino Barrier Wall. Our services include setting up lane closures and detours.
Contact: Ms. Pam Ackerman
Work Zone Safety
PO Box 279
Lockport IL 60441
Phone: 815-834-0429
Email: pam@workzonesafetyinc.com
