Trief roundabouts do away with sign pollution

New housing and commercial development in Bracknell will showcase Europe's first ever Trief Cadet Chevron roundabouts, from Brett Landscaping and Building Products

Europe's first Trief roundabouts do away with sign pollution A new housing and commercial development in Bracknell will showcase Europe's first ever Trief Cadet Chevron roundabouts, from Brett Landscaping and Building Products, the independent leading supplier of innovative block, kerbs, flag and industrial paving to the commercial, public and private sectors via builders' merchants.

Joint developers Redrow and Persimmon commissioned John Reilly Civil Engineering to start work on the road infrastructure for the development, including the showcase roundabouts at Peacock Farm.

Under Section 278 of the Highways Act any development's exits and approaches must improve the local infrastructure as well as support the project.

Brett's ground-breaking Trief Cadet Chevron roundabouts were specified for all three large roundabouts involved.

"The benefits of the Trief kerbs are two fold," explains Richard Featley, Brett Landscaping and Building Products' London Specification Manager.

"Most importantly are its safety features".

"If a vehicle hits a Trief kerb roundabout, the patented design ensures it is re-directed back onto the roadway which is safer than it mounting the kerb".

"Trief also reduces the need for installed road signs at roundabouts, because it incorporates black and white arrows in the kerb itself, giving a strong visual message to drivers by pointing you in the right direction".

"This is an important safety feature itself as a recent AA report highlighted the poor state of road signs in the UK.

Whether surrounding vegetation has overgrown the signs; they are dirty or broken; or there are just too many to read in the time available; road signs that are not clearly visible and easy to read, create hazards for road users".

"The Trief roundabouts are clearly visible, simple to read and robust, and they are part of an emerging trend towards 'natural' signs -a safer, more aesthetically pleasing and more cost effective option".

Brett's technical design team worked closely with WSP Development, Consultant Engineer, and Bracknell Forest Council to design and supply one 14 metre and two 12 metre roundabouts made from 2,000 individual kerbs, to be completed in September.

Housebuilding at Peacock Farm is due to start in October.

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