Having trialled glow-in-the-dark road markings, the government says it is unlikely to proceed with further implementation of them. According to deputy works minister Ahmad Maslan, the high cost involved is the major factor in the decision to reconsider the project, FMT reports.
“The cost is too high, so we are probably not going to continue with the glow-in-the-dark lanes,” he said in the Dewan Rakyat. He added that the pilot project for this, which had been carried out in selected areas, failed to meet the expectations of experts from the ministry. “We ran tests, but it did not satisfy the experts from the ministry,” he said.
The first glow-in-the-dark road markings were installed in November last year, when the Hulu Langat public works department (JKR Hulu Langat) carried out the installation of glow-in-the-dark road markings on a 245 metre-stretch between Jalan Sungai Lalang and Jalan Sungai Tekali, serving as an alternative to the use of road studs or “cats’ eyes.”
In February this year, the Selangor state government said it was planning to expand the use of glow-in-the-dark road markings to 15 other locations, covering some 15 km of roads in districts such as Sepang, Kuala Langat and Petaling.
Other states also began their own trials. In January, Johor menteri besar Onn Hafiz Ghazi said a total of 31 roads in the state were identified for pilot projects using such technology as part of the state government’s efforts to improve the safety of motorists. A 300 metre-long stretch on Jalan Paloh J16 in Batu Pahat was one of these locations.
The high costs of its implementation was pointed out previously by works minister Alexander Nanta Linggi, who said the photo-luminescent paint used costs RM749 per square metre, compared to the RM40 per square metre for conventional road marking paint, making it nearly 20 times more expensive than standard paint.
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