Hi-Way Safety Systems, Inc.

Hi-Way Safety Systems works roads, not houses — a Rockland-based highway safety contractor whose crews paint pavement lines. Its public trail is dominated by what happened at the turn of 2020. Streetsblog Mass reported on January 2, 2020 that a Marshfield man faced manslaughter charges after crashing a pickup truck owned by his employer, Hi-Way Safety Systems, and killing a 13-year-old in the early hours of December 29. Two weeks later, Boston 25 News reported that MassDOT had written to company president Kathy DeLong on January 2 revoking the company's prequalification certification "until further notice." That is a state regulatory action against the company itself, and it is the first thing anyone weighing this firm should raise. The Google profile sits at 3 stars across 36 ratings, and the four written comments run three-to-one negative. A reviewer in June 2024 said they caught a group of workers urinating on their property, where the reviewer said the crew had no permission to be. A December 2023 comment said the company "should be shutdown for violating DOT rules." A December 2021 reviewer pointed back at the holiday-party coverage and told readers to talk to female employees. The one positive account is the most specific of the four. In June 2023, a customer thanked Ron, Justin and the rest of the crew for professionally removing line paint from his wife's car, and called everyone helpful and friendly — a small job, handled well. This is a commercial roadway contractor, so most homeowners will never hire it directly. If you're a public agency, a general contractor, or a property owner dealing with a paint or access issue, ask directly about the current status of the 2020 MassDOT prequalification revocation and what changed after it, and get crew conduct and property-access expectations in writing.