March 07, 2019

Which School Zone Flashing Beacon is Right for You?

Why and how we specify school zone beacons for your installation location When schools face low driver compliance to signs and posted speed limits in their school zone, adding flashing beacons is a quick, effective way to encourage drivers to self-correct and slow down. Once you have decided to add a flashing beacon, we can […]
kids getting on a bus
February 11, 2019

Grants in Washington State for School Zones Available Now

Apply for school zone walk improvement project grants and law enforcement grants for school zones in Washington state The Washington Traffic Safety Commission (WTSC) offers grants to keep kids safe when traveling to and from school, and a deadline is approaching for one of these funding opportunities. The WTSC offers three types of grants: School […]
Selection of traffic flashing lights above stop signs, school speed limit signs and crosswalks.
February 01, 2019

New Generation of Solar-Powered Engines Are Ready for Your Project

Previous generation engines discontinued after March 31, 2019   Several Carmanah Traffic beacon engines are headed towards retirement, but their powerful replacements are already in production and ready for new orders. The R247C/R247, R829C/R829, and R820C/R820 will no longer be available after March 31, 2019, or when stock runs out, whichever happens first. All customers […]
radar speed sign at school zone springfield
October 26, 2018

SpeedCheck Signs Keep Children Safe During Critical Hours in Springfield, WA

Location: Springfield, Washington Project size: Two SpeedCheck® radar speed signs Overview: Teachers and administrators at Springfield Elementary School in Springfield, Washington were concerned about the rush-hour traffic and speeding cars that travel down the busy road just outside their school yard. As a school zone, drivers are required by law to slow down during school […]
April 27, 2018

Enhancing safety in Indianapolis school zones

Location: Marion County – Indianapolis, IN Client: City of Indianapolis and Marion County Overview: Marion County, the most populous county in Indiana, aimed to make school zone signage more visible to motorists. Here, school zone signs lacked flashing beacons of any kind, relying on signage alone for driver compliance—which required drivers to scrutinize posted times to determine if […]
Closeup view of solar-powered school zone traffic beacon with amber flashing light above speed limit sign
April 27, 2018

Safe Routes to School Program (SR2S) – Los Angeles, CA

Client:Los Angeles CountyDepartment of Public Works Location:Los Angeles, CaliforniaUnited States Equipment:Solar LED Flashing Beacons     In November 2005, Carmanah was awarded a contract to supply solar-powered school zone flashers for installation at 31 school locations in Los Angeles County. Granted under the State of California’s Safe Routes to School (SR2S) Program, the total contract […]
children getting on school bus
April 26, 2018

Lafayette Leverages Grant to Make Walking to School Safer with Beacon Technology

An installation of rectangular rapid flashing crosswalk beacons and school zone warning flashers is enabling students in Lafayette, CO, to get active. The health and wellbeing of students in Lafayette, Colorado, has received a lot of focus lately. In fact, the national spotlight recently turned to Lafayette when the HealthierUS School Challenge recognized the efforts […]
October 08, 2016

Wireless connectivity, monitoring technology, and solar flashing beacons enhance safety in school zones

Safety in school zones is paramount to a school district and the surrounding community, but for many districts, the challenge of managing a school zone beacon system can become time consuming and expensive, especially the task of ensuring that all of the beacons are operating as needed. Certain types of school zone beacons have to […]
carmanah solar-powered school zone speed sign beacon on round pole in south carolina
April 20, 2011

Carmanah Solar Flashing Beacons Improve School Zone Safety in Time for Back to School

VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (September 15, 2010) – The City of Bethany, Oklahoma, is investing in 52 solar LED flashing beacons to improve the safety of the City’s district school zones. The R829 dual-flashing amber LED solar traffic beacons, provided by solar technology provider Carmanah Technologies Corporation (TSX: CMH) and sold by local Carmanah distributor, […]
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April 20, 2011

Colorado Safe Routes to School Project Includes Solar-Powered Beacons

Colorado's school zones are getting a safety upgrade with Carmanah's solar-powered beacons.