Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFBs) Cost $10,000 Per Crosswalk.

Report on Shared-Use Paths and Crosswalk Costs in Vermont Documents System Cost of RRFBs. 

Made Public Date
05/30/2024
Identifier
2024-SC00554

A Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon (RRFB) is a traffic control device used to enhance the visibility of uncontrolled (mostly mid-block) marked crosswalks. RRFBs consist of a pair of pushbutton activated beacons that supplement the normal signs at a marked crosswalk and require power through a hard-wired connection or a solar assembly. The typical cost per crosswalk (with the cost of materials, equipment, and labor) is $10,000. 

Additionally, for VTrans, the average special provision costs for solar-powered RRFB's for locally managed sidewalk and shared-use path projects constructed between January 2014 and February 2019 was $7,767.70.

System Cost

Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon: $10,000 per crosswalk (in 2020 USD)

System Cost Subsystem