Road workers began marking dangerous road sections

Newly, reflective tapes will also receive roads II. and III. classes in Opavsko and Bruntál. Belts are placed by road workers on trees or crash barriers.

Road workers have already placed reflective tapes, for example, in the section between Pusta Rudna and Karlovice.

Increase safety and thus reduce traffic accidents. These are the main reasons why road workers in the Moravian-Silesian Region started marking dangerous sections of roads of the second and third class. Reflective straps should, among other things, make it easier for drivers to navigate in bad weather or at night.

Some of these places are also found in the Opava and Bruntál regions.

One of the sections where road workers began with reflective marking is the road between Hradec nad Moravicí and Melčí. Petra Lainková from Melč-Dubí runs on this route often and even the section seems dangerous to her. "The route between Hradec nad Moravicí and Melčí runs daily and there is often a game problem at night, with roe deer on the way. In winter, there is a problem in some places to avoid the bus because the road is narrow. Around Melč-Dubí is a big problem with non-compliance with the commanded speed. There are seventy, but drivers are constantly crossing it. The section is especially dangerous for children, "said Petra Lainková.

Petr Kudela, the head of Opava's road builders, also confirmed that frequent collisions occur between Hradec nad Moravicí and Melčí. "We have chosen dangerous turns based on many years of experience. The section between Hradec and Melčí on the third class road number 44334 is dangerous because there are many traffic accidents. Meanwhile, we place reflective tapes in crash barriers, "explained Petr Kudela.

Gradually, reflective tapes should also appear on trees. "There are a large number of trees in the Opava region that line the roads. But it is hard to choose which is more dangerous, and therefore we will gradually put reflectors on them. The tree is visible from a distance, although the white belt may already be faded," Kudela added.

Labeling has also begun in the Bruntal district. Similarly, as in the Opava region, opaque or sharp turns or narrowed passages will be marked with reflective yellow color.

"So far the tapes have been installed on the second class road number 452 from Karlovice to Andělská Hora, where there is a directional road with a lot of curves and serpentines. We also register relatively heavy traffic. A meeting took place in recent days when we met with representatives of the police and transport and road management departments of the municipal authorities in Bruntál, Rýmařov, and Krnov," said the head of the technical-administrative section of Bruntál road workers Jaromír Šimek.

The installation of reflective strips is already quite common on first-class roads and also on highways. "We have decided that we also want to contribute to reducing accidents and injuries on lower-class roads, where roads are often narrow and with many obscure corners and abundant trees," added Milan Novák, Technical and Deputy Road Administration Deputy Director of the Moravian-Silesian Region.

The Region owns a road network of second and third classes of 2733 kilometers.