Victorian Department of Transport & Planning

Case Study

Victorian Department of Transport & Planning

Regional Roads Victoria, part of the Victorian Department of Transport & Planning, installed Smarterlite's "glow-in-the-dark" photoluminescent linemarking along nearly 20km of roads and paths in regional Victoria, in Bendigo and near Kinglake and Metung. The project was funded by the Australian and Victorian Governments.

Enhanced visibility linemarking that is visible when not directly illuminated by headlights.
Improves delineation on dark, high-risk, winding roads and along paths through unlit open spaces.
Installed within hours, without the high cost to design, construct and maintain electric road lighting.

The project installed Smarterlite’s photoluminescent linemarking system along rural highways and winding unlit shared user paths across Victoria. It provides enhanced visibility in the evening and other periods of poor visibility. The selected sites included bends of different radii, different seal widths and intersections with minor side roads as well as a popular shared user path used by recreational and commuter cyclists.

Smarterlite’s innovative photoluminescent linemarking was developed following a three-year Road Safety Innovation Fund Grant from the Australian Government. This project led to the development of Smarterlite’s preform photoluminescent linemarking that is now being exported globally.