Recently Founder, Jon Julnes, received a phone call regarding a
stimulus funded project from an engineer in St Louis. He wanted to know if our product could do a certain thing, because if he couldn’t find a solution, his project couldn’t be funded.
The problem was a water or gas vault in the middle of a sidewalk ramp, which obviously was also going to need detectable warnings.
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| Problem: water/gas vault at sidwalk ramp |
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| Compounding Problem: As shown above, other ADA products don't provide consistent coverage. |
The engineer continued “no one else can put domes on the vault cover and still allow it to be functional. The cost to move the vault is prohibitive, and the ADA doesn’t allow an exclusion for that!”
To which Jon replied “well…’no one’ might be a bit too limiting, but you’re right…they can’t…we can”.
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| Solution: Vanguard Application over gas/water vault |
Vanguard Detectable Warnings will install on any dry hard surface -- including concrete, asphalt, wood, steel, brick, etc. The
5 Year Replacement Warranty still applies in this instance.
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| Solution: Vanguard Application over manhole demonstrated |
So the problem of a man hole cover, gas vault, or water vault in the midst of the sidewalk ramp is not an excuse or deterrent from fulfilling the ADAAG required truncated dome placement.
