Services / Audio Tactile Line Marking (ATLM)
Audio Tactile Line Marking (ATLM)
Raised-profile line marking that gives drivers an immediate sound and vibration warning when they drift from their lane.
What it is
What the crew does on site.
Audio tactile line marking (ATLM) is a specialised road marking treatment designed to alert drivers when they leave their lane. The markings are installed as raised profile lines that create noise and vibration when a vehicle drives over them, giving drivers an immediate warning before they leave the roadway or enter an opposing traffic lane.
Our crews install edge line ATLM, centre line ATLM and wide centre line treatments on highways, rural roads and high-speed road networks where driver fatigue and lane departure crashes are a concern.
Why Southern Highway
Family-run since the backyard. Built for network scale.
Two generations of the same family, out of Geelong and Horsham, with the plant and the people to hold a contract that runs the length of Western Victoria.
Meet the crew- High speed Proven on those networks Proven experience on high-speed road networks, with crews trained in ATLM installation.
- Night Tight closure windows Capability to work within tight road closure windows and night shift environments.
- Combined ATLM with the rest Ability to combine ATLM with conventional line marking and RRPM installation on the same job.
- One Contract, not several Multiple road safety treatments under one contract streamline projects and reduce contractor coordination.
When we're needed
If this is on your desk, it's a call.
Audio Tactile Line Marking (ATLM) gets specified for a handful of reasons. These are the ones that reach us.
- A road is being resurfaced
- Safety audits identify lane departure risks
- DTP specifications require ATLM installation
- Driver fatigue or lane departure crashes are a concern
How it runs
Purchase order to invoice.
The same sequence every time, so a project manager knows what lands on their desk and when.
Start a job- 01 Quote
Scope priced against the plans and the length and type of ATLM involved.
- 02 Schedule
Booked day or night to suit the road, resealing program and closure window.
- 03 Permit application
Memorandum of authorisation where the works require one, plus any specialised traffic management plan.
- 04 Set-out
The edge, centre or wide centre line treatment is spotted and marked out.
- 05 Surface preparation
Surface cleaned and made ready.
- 06 Application
Raised-profile thermoplastic applied to the approved set-out.
- 07 Quality control
Checked against the project and DTP requirements and AS 1742, then captured on the job sheets kept for the record.
- 08 Invoice
Issued on completion with the job record behind it.
What turns up
Plant, materials and the standard.
Everything on this list is owned and run by us — no hired plant, no subcontracted crew.
- Plant
- Thermoplastic-specific Scania truck with kettles and screeding toolsSmall trucks fitted with kettles and screeding toolsA small line truck set up for cold-applied plastic application
- Materials
- Thermoplastic and cold-applied plastic materials to the project specification
- Standards
- All applications to project and DTP requirements and AS 1742
Asked on every quote call
The questions before the question.
What project managers and council engineers ask us before they ask for a price.
Ask us something elseWhat does audio tactile line marking actually do?
Raised profile lines create noise and vibration when a vehicle drives over them. If a fatigued, distracted or inattentive driver drifts from their lane, the markings give an immediate warning before they leave the roadway or enter an opposing lane.
Where is ATLM used?
On edge lines, centre lines and wide centre line treatments across highways, rural roads and high-speed road networks where driver fatigue and lane departure crashes are a concern.
Can you install ATLM straight after a reseal?
Yes. We install ATLM after spray sealing for DTP Sprayline and Fulton Hogan resealing programs across Barwon South West.
Can you work nights or in a short closure window?
Yes. We work within tight road closure windows and night shift environments, with in-house traffic management.
Accreditation and assurance
Covered, checked, on the record.
The cover and standards behind every job. Certificates of currency and the capability statement are available on request — ask when you enquire and they come back with the reply. What we can send is listed on the capability page.
- Standard AS 1742 Work checked against the Australian standard for road markings and traffic control.
- Liability $20M General and products liability insurance, with certificates of currency available.
- People WorkCover WorkCover insurance across the whole crew.
- Fleet Insured Fleet motor vehicle insurance across 70+ items of plant.
- Procurement Fair Jobs Code Pre-assessment held for Victorian government work.
Enquire
Get an ATLM installation quote.
Tell us the road, line type, colour, length and timeframe, and we will come back with a price.
Or call 03 5245 7662 — reception is a person, in Geelong.
Where we work
Geelong to the South Australian Border and Beyond!
The workshop is in Geelong and there are crews out of Horsham, so the west of the state is serviced from inside it rather than driven to from Melbourne.
Key coverage areas
- Geelong
- Surf Coast
- Ballarat
- Bendigo
- Horsham
- Western Victoria
- North-west Victoria to the South Australian border and into SA
Department of Transport and Planning areas
Loddon–Mallee · Grampians · Barwon South West.