During the process of designing your new parking lot, there are several different design considerations that you will want to include in order to make sure that this space is able to provide a safe and comfortable environment for visiting customers.

Speed Bumps

Regulating the speed at which cars are driving through your parking lot is a step that is needed to reduce the risks of an accident occurring, as well as decrease the potential severity by ensuring that vehicles are traveling slowly through the parking area. Speed bumps can be one of the best options for achieving this goal as individuals will slow down in order to avoid damaging their vehicles. For these bumps to be as effective as possible, they will need to be at a suitable height, and drivers need to be warned that these bumps are present. During the design process, an asphalt paving contractor can help you to determine the ideal locations to place the speed bumps so that they can have the biggest impact on slowing drivers through the parking lot.

Paths Through The Parking Lot

Depending on the size of your parking lot, individuals may have to walk a long distance in order to reach the entrance of your building. Not surprisingly, this can be fairly hazardous due to the risk of drivers hitting them. Providing paths through the parking lot can help to minimize these risks by ensuring that individuals will have designed and highly visible areas that they can use to walk from their vehicles to the building's entrances. In addition to stripping these paths with paint to make them easier for drivers to see, they may also benefit from being near speed bumps.

Ice Management Systems

For a business that is located in an area that receives intense winter weather, snow and ice removal from the parking lot can be a constant challenge. In addition to keeping vehicles from losing control while driving on the pavement, effective ice management can also decrease the risks of individuals slipping and falling while they are walking on these slick surfaces. Thermal ice melting systems can be an option that requires the least amount of work on the part of the business while also providing the best results. These systems will need to be included at the time of the pavement being installed as they will essentially involve placing small heating elements under the asphalt. The heat from these elements can radiate through the pavement to the surface where it can melt the snow and ice that may have landed on it.

For more information, reach out to local asphalt services.