MMA Markings for School Streets in Dorset
Get in touchUnlike traditional line marking materials in Dorset, MMA road markings applied by a professional can be an invaluable addition to any outdoor space. This includes school streets - areas that often need a lot of carefully-planned road markings to keep school children safe.
We can offer a range of different MMA road markings, from simple double-yellow lines to unique outlines for parking bays and school gates.
Our experts can help you find the right road markings for your needs, offering a fantastic solution to even the most specific problems.
How much is MMA coating For School Streets?
The cost of MMA coatings and markings in Dorset can range anywhere from £3 to £15 per square foot of space, although this can be hard to judge for yourself.
MMA markings are usually a combination of solid lines, dotted lines, borders and custom symbols, so you can't always estimate cost based on the space you are covering.
Our specialists can help you figure out the expected costs of your upcoming project, working with you to pick out the best possible option for your needs and budget.
While MMA coating requires mostly manual application processes, it also survives a lot longer than other coating options with regular maintenance. This can make the long-term costs of the MMA application process far more affordable since the MMA markings need to be replaced a lot less often.
As a material, MMA is surprisingly versatile and can work in a wide range of different situations. This makes it a great option for tackling spaces that see a lot of heavy traffic in Dorset or that need a consistent set of clear markings to ensure maximum student safety.
Why are these markings important?
School streets can be a dangerous place, even in an area with only a small amount of residents that drive through. It only takes one mistake for parents to park in front of residents while trying to pick their children up or children wandering into the road while waiting for their parents.
While different materials offer different performance results, adding any kind of markings can lead to great success in terms of safety.
Motor vehicles of any kind can be a serious risk to children walking through a school street in Dorset, so having a proper safety marking scheme in place can help prevent accidents.
Whether they are requested by a local council department or done purely for your own school's peace of mind, school street markings are an invaluable addition to any school space.
If used as part of a council school street scheme, then they can be designed to work alongside other safety measures for even greater protection.
Benefits of MMA Paint For School Street over Traditional Line Marking Materials
Whether they are added as part of a larger school street scheme to comply with local authorities or just as an optional feature, road markings matter.
MMA road markings can provide clear and distinct pedestrian crossings, safe spaces for school run drop-off times, or even warnings to keep children away from potential traffic.
MMA road markings can offer a range of useful benefits in Dorset, especially compared to other road marking options and materials.
Durability
Faded road markings can become much harder to read, and require refreshing to be useful. MMA markings get around this problem thanks to their incredibly high durability compared to standard thermoplastic markings and paints.
This durability means that they remain viable markings for a long time, even under heavy traffic. This makes them perfect for school streets that double as car parks or see a lot of regular traffic, whether that is from school staff or parents.
Versatility (School gates markings, etc.)
MMA markings are great for more than just standard markings. They can be used to define cycle paths, manage vehicular traffic, set up experimental traffic order lines, add a shine to road areas in low visibility conditions, or mark out any other spaces that you deem important in Dorset.
This means that they are effective for both general use in high-traffic areas and for more specialised purposes, making them perfect for schools. The same kind of MMA road markings can be used in several different ways, simplifying the marking process.
Cost
While MMA road markings may cost more than some other options, they can offer a crisp and fresh look (with ways to add an extra shine for low-light conditions), all while providing a longer lifespan than other materials.
Cheaper materials tend to have a much shorter lifespan in Dorset, meaning that you have to replace them often. This adds up quickly, and can lead to even basic cycling areas being very expensive to maintain in the long term.
Long-Term Lifespan
The long lifespan of MMA road markings applied by specialists in Dorset like ours is really important. This lifespan means that even the most basic MMA markings can become a long-term addition to any school street, providing clear safety hazard and informative marking options.
Whether you need to comply with local authorities or just want to mark out specific locations to protect people walking past, MMA road markings can endure a lot of wear and tear.
This makes them ideal for suburban and urban environments where high traffic would wear down most markings, making it harder to ensure proper safety around a school drop-off point or gate.
Quality
As a material, MMA is a very high-quality choice for all road markings. The high-performance results in high-stress locations can ensure minimal wear and tear, and the lower long-term cost due to fewer reapplications makes it an affordable choice for a school to turn to.
Most importantly, the material itself is really good as a road marking option. It offers great slip resistance, does not contain any directly harmful chemicals, and can set very quickly. All of this makes MMA road marking options an ideal choice for schools, regardless of how they are using them.
Flexibility
The high quality of MMA materials make them quite versatile. Adding a glass bead coating can make them shiny, allowing them to appear clearly during active travel in low-light conditions. Thanks to the high-durability finish, they can provide this kind of guidance even in heavy-traffic areas.
This flexibility has allowed them to be used for walking trails, car parking areas, traffic management lines, double yellow lines marking out residents' properties, school street safety signs, and so much more in Dorset.
Most Popular School Street Colours
We can offer a range of colour options when it comes to road markings, including colours designed to fit into typical school aesthetics.
This includes a range of reds, greens, blues, yellows, whites, pinks, and any bespoke colour tones that you might want for your own school street needs.
School Street Coatings Designs
One of the advantages of using road marking contractors in Dorset like us for school street projects is the design work. We can use our MMA road markings to construct interesting and unique design options, from practical warnings to school-focused designs.
Through a manual application process called screeding, we can considerably speed up the process of creating bespoke designs for specific locations.
This is the most common way to create interesting designs with MMA, and can allow us to produce designs perfectly suited to your needs.
This could include things like:
School street markings using a range of vibrant colours.
Design-focused markings meant to appeal to children using outdoor school spaces.
Guides for parents on when and where to park.
Traffic safety hazard markings for a school near a major road (or slip roads).
Markings meant to be used at specific pick-up times.
There is a huge range of ways that we can use our road markings to benefit school sites in Dorset.
When combined with other major safety measures like traffic wardens or council automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras, school roads can become even safer for children to use and exist around on a daily basis.
How long Does MMA coatings to School Streets last?
If maintained properly, our MMA coatings can last up to 20 years, if not longer. Compared to normal thermoplastic markings in Dorset, this is a significantly longer lifespan.
Not only does this help in lowering harmful emissions by minimising the amount of fresh MMA materials that need to be used, but it means less frequent marking replacements and a lower overall maintenance cost.
For schools that are long distances from most road marking contractors, this can be an almost essential benefit.
Get In Touch
If you want to know more about what we can offer in terms of school street markings, then do not hesitate to get in touch with our specialists for yourself.
Whether they are used in combination with a council ANPR cameras scheme or just a standalone way to keep your school streets safer, having good markings can make a big difference to students and nearby residents alike.
Talk to our experts in Dorset and tell us what you are looking for. We can use our deep pool of experience with road markings to figure out the ideal options for your needs, walking you through the many different ways that MMA markings can benefit a school space.
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