In 2020–2021, Rijkswaterstaat already took into account that the maximum speed on motorways could be returned to 130 km/h at any time. “In fact, nothing has changed, because you were always allowed to drive 130. At the time, Rijkswaterstaat added speed-limiting supplementary signs and installed extra 130 signs on some stretches to make it clearer for road users,” said Franka van de Gevel.
In various locations, simply removing signs will be enough to return to the 130 km/h situation. But not everywhere. In some places, signs will need to be replaced or new signs installed indicating the end of the speed restriction.
And that is exactly what can be done as sustainably as possible with Re-sign by AGMI Traffic & Lighting. With AGMI Re-sign, we have given more than ten thousand signs a new life this year and made it our mission: no more producing new signs — only reusing existing ones.
The technique we use — completely cleaning the aluminium using collected rainwater — is extremely suitable for reconfiguring motorway signs. The signs that are removed often have a red border, while the new signs indicating the end of a speed restriction are white. Because we fully clean the sign, it can be re-covered with film in any colour, and by applying the film directly onto the aluminium, the sign will last at least another 20 years.
When the time comes, we would be happy to take on this project together with Rijkswaterstaat. For each sign, we would also apply a return discount (which ultimately benefits the taxpayer).
