Steel cable barriers installed along interstate medians are proven to prevent one of the deadliest types of crashes, but the traffic safety tool also presents a different kind of risk to the workers … [Read more...] about Lifesaving Cable Barriers Also Bring Risks to Highway Workers Who Fix Them
Median Barriers
Compliance Crash Testing of the Type 60 Median Barrier
The California Department of Transportation has used Type 60 Median Barrier since it passed the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 350 safety guidelines and became a Standard … [Read more...] about Compliance Crash Testing of the Type 60 Median Barrier
Risk Factors Affecting Crash Injury Severity by Work Zone Area
Work zones include advance warning area, transition area, and activity area. The geometric, traffic control aspects, traffic operations, and driver’s maneuverability differ within each work zone area. … [Read more...] about Risk Factors Affecting Crash Injury Severity by Work Zone Area
Permanent Signs Mounted on Median Barriers: A Synthesis of Highway Practice
The synthesis study was conducted to identify and report on the current state of practice for mounting permanent highway signs on top of rigid median barriers throughout the United States. Information … [Read more...] about Permanent Signs Mounted on Median Barriers: A Synthesis of Highway Practice
ADA Strongwall Barricade
ADA compliant pedestrian barricade and longitudinal channelizing device. Use to set up an ADA compliant walkway, wall of construction areas, or as a channelizing device on the roadways. No sandbags … [Read more...] about ADA Strongwall Barricade
Memo Subject: INFORMATION: Roadside Safety Hardware-Federal-aid Reimbursement Eligibility Process
This memo describes the Federal-aid reimbursement eligibility process for roadside safety hardware. This process is relevant to all roadside safety hardware, including longitudinal barriers, crash … [Read more...] about Memo Subject: INFORMATION: Roadside Safety Hardware-Federal-aid Reimbursement Eligibility Process