About Us

Keenline Innovation Technology & Training Inc. (Keenline) was established in 2002 as a consulting firm focusing on the application, retroreflectivity, durability and safety of pavement markings. In 2008 Keenline expanded its focus of the business to include the retroreflectivity, effectiveness and safety of road side signs. In 2015 Keenline expanded once again into curve safety and analysis by becoming the Ontario representative for Rieker Inc.’s CARS program.

In 2009 Keenline presented at the ISMA Winter Tech Session on Pavement Marking Materials Update. Subjects included Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC), orange markings in construction zones, and lead restrictions in traffic paint.

Keenline also presents to municipalities regularly, on retroreflectivity and the proposed changes to the Minimum Maintenance Standards for Municipal Highways, requiring that signs be inspected annually for retroreflectivity.

As the traffic safety and guidance industry evolves, Keenline has had increased involvement with municipalities, government agencies, pavement marking contractors and engineering firms to provide their expertise.

Our Expertise

Pavement Marking

Keenline has been working with numerous Municipalities to increase the life expectancy of pavement markings in their jurisdictions. Some of the methods used to accomplish this have been:

Review of pavement marking contracts to ensure they are up to date
Application monitoring for both in-house and outsourced operations
Testing of new multiyear products
Visual pavement marking inspection before and after application has been completed
Recording of Retroreflective readings before and after application has been completed

Through these efforts, valuable information has been gathered and savings have been seen by many of the Municipalities that Keenline has worked with.

Road Side Signs

On January 22, 2008 the United States Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) updated their version of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) to include minimum maintained retroreflectivity levels for traffic signs. Ontario soon followed suit with their own implementation of minimum maintained retroreflectivity levels. As a result of this implementation, Keenline was the leader and developed a sign inspection program that not only reviews all the current standards, as they apply to the Ontario Traffic Manuals (OTM), but also evaluates the retroreflective values of traffic signs currently in use and being put in service. Keenline will aid any Municipality in developing a sign database that will meet the requirements introduced to Canada.

The sign inspection program can be altered to meet whatever needs are present within each individual Municipality and can be used as a tool for other concerns within the Municipality. These concerns may be when faced with accident inquires that involve signage in their jurisdiction, or as an aid for asset management and in budget planning.

Curve Analysis

The traditional method of evaluating curves using a ball bank indicator was very time consuming and subjective. Keenline had been able to provide a more accurate and quantifiable evaluation of roadway curves using the CARS program from Rieker Inc.

Keenline’s trained inspectors use this system to review all curves within a Region and provide a report of all specification with regards to each curve. This evaluation includes advisory speed, sign requirements, curve radius, super evaluation and vertical profile.

Application Monitoring

100%

Curve Analysis

100%

Pavement Marking Inspection

100%

Retroreflectivity

100%

Sign Inspection

100%

Retroreflectivity
Pavement markings and road signs are two of the most important means of ensuring the safety of motorists during their travels. Retroreflectivity, or nighttime visibility of signs and pavement markings, is essential for efficient traffic flow, driving comfort, and highway safety in general. Pavement marking and road signs are visible at night because the light from headlights is reflected back into drivers’ eyes by retroreflectors (glass beads, prisms, etc…) embedded into the signs or road stripes.
When To Restripe Pavement Markings
Eventually all pavement markings degrade to the point where they reach the end of their useful service life. The end-of-service life of a pavement marking may be defined as the point when the marking has deteriorated so that it no longer provides suitable visibility to drivers. This end-of-service life, which may be anywhere from one year to multiple years after placement of the marking, determines when the markings need to be reapplied.

Because pavement marking visibility is critical at night, end-of-service life is often determined by nighttime visibility characteristics of the markings. Using a combination of visual and retroreflectometer inspections, the nighttime performance is then compared to the minimum amount of brightness that drivers need to safely navigate. Daytime performance evaluation measures also exist and are used in conjunction with the nighttime evaluation process.