Driven to Work: Two way radios for highway repair

With several million pounds committed to highway maintenance within the UK every year, contractors require quick, trustworthy comms. Two-way radios provide everything they require. In spades.

Our motorways are, in some ways, the backbone of Britain. Without our roads in excellent state, it is not an overstatement to presume the country might come to a whole and utter standstill. Lorries making deliveries, cargo brought in from oversees, travellers going to and from tourist sites, people going to the office, the list is virtually endless. So what part do two way radios play with this ongoing drama of our highways?

Well, accept it or not, contractors frequently work around the clock so as to minimize interruption and make sure our highways are as secure and capable as Humanly possible. These contractors are managed from management centres that use a range of mobile teams: departments of proficient professionals who’re mobilized and co-ordinated almost entirely by two way radio. Contact with the control centre demands a high quality radio, but so does contact with a fellow expert who may be further away than a reasonable walking distance. When time is of the essence, nothing beats instant comms.

2 way radios used for highway repair need to be robust, resilient and top performance. Sound needs to come back through clearly despite potentially bad conditions and traffic noise. Furthermore, the device needs to be as rugged, resolute and expert as the contractor who wields it.

For various reasons, these lines need to be secure, so the 2 way radio set-up employed by contractors is extremely fortified. These 2 way radios need a large transmittion coverage area as well, because the contractors never know where they’ll be working from one day to the next.

Then, naturally, there is health and safety to consider, especially during time where visibility is poor and there’s a high level of traffic. If an accident of any kind happens, fast, dependable communication can, quite literally, save lives. Two-way radios which might be used in highway maintenance usually are equipped with ‘emergency modes’ and ‘lone worker’ modes (where the 2 way radio, if it has not been used within a set period will automatically issue an alarm) as well as other safety features.

Essentially, highway maintenance would be virtually unachievable without the use of two way radios. Its not just within the UK, either, most countries that use a significant network of roads also use walkie talkies in order to better communicate with associated employees. Quite how the Romans managed without them is likely a fantastic mystery to the modern highway contractor!

Driven to Work: Two way radios for highway repair