In this video, Oliver takes you through our Rubber Cycleway Islands.

These islands are designed as an alternative to concrete materials, and the advantage of using rubber instead of concrete is the speed of installation due to the bolt down method, which gives you a reduction in temporary traffic management costs and less disruption to your road network during installations. And they’re also great for providing ability to trial or test new road layouts and be able to remove or relocate if required.

These islands are used for a range of different applications. To name a few, cycleway separation, intersection safety improvements, splitter islands leading up to roundabouts, and for separation of vehicle lanes on the road. Another great application for these islands is in temporary traffic situations where you might have a one to two year long project and you need a semi permanent delineation device which can then be easily removed at the end of a project and repurposed elsewhere. Let’s talk about where rubber islands might be a good option and where they might not be a good option for projects.

If you’re looking for something to be used on a major infrastructure upgrade with a higher volume of traffic, then we wouldn’t recommend using this product, and you’d be better to use concrete for the durability. If you’re looking for something to test a new layout or you’re on a lower traffic or residential gate islands can be a great option. You can expect to pay more upfront in terms of material cost for rubber compared to concrete, but where you get the advantage is in the speed of installation and the reduction of temporary traffic management which overall reduces your whole installation cost and it also means you spend less time disrupting your road network during the installation.

This system is made up of two main components, so we have a rounded end module and a center module here. Both are five hundred millimeters wide and five hundred millimeters long and because its modular design means you can connect as many parts as you need depending on your project requirements. So you could have small connected sections or you could connect a longer continuous line for lane separation. The way each module and end cap connects together is through the steel connector which is supplied with the product.

So it slots into the recess under each island and then as you place each one down, lift the next module, connect together. And this helps your installers to align the modules and end caps when installing, and it provides more strength as well. If you are placing these on the road shoulder, we do recommend that you leave gaps in between each section of separator, and this allows for drainage and prevents flooding from happening. Another advantage of this rubber system over concrete is that all the edges come pre fitted with three m reflective edging, which provides great visibility at nighttime for vehicles approaching the islands and means that you don’t need to apply any reflective treatment once the product’s installed.

We also have a glass dome inbuilt into each end and this is another visibility point that will reflect a vehicle’s lights back at the driver as they approach. The end modules also have a space here to mount a flexible delineator such as our Ultraflex post for added visibility. You also get four fixings per module and end cap and these allow you to bolt the product down into asphalt, concrete or chip seal and four rubber caps to cap off the fixing holes.

If you have any further questions about this product or you want to find out whether this is the right product for your project, our team are always here to assist.