Although the practice of using a concrete barrier down the center of a roadway to separate opposing traffic dates back to the mid-1940s, the practice seems really to have gained steam when, in 1955, ...

Giga-projects, highway upgrades and stricter safety rules are driving demand for high-containment barriers, heat-resistant composites, cable systems and retrofit servicesDublin, Sept. (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) ...

Roadway safety conventions tend to fall into one of two buckets. First, there are the things that help you avoid a crash. This includes everything from basic signage and high-tech traffic light ...

Expressway expansion and stricter safety standards drive new and retrofit barriers. Steel dominates, while cable and composite systems gain traction despite higher costs.Dublin, Sept. (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) ...

Whether drivers understand the engineering behind it or not, it is fair to say that most people would be able to recognize the steel barrier system. Often posted as ever-present guards for our on and ...

A $6.6 million Snowy Mountains Highway upgrade will improve pavement, turning movements and roadside safety between Cooma and ...

ALL RIGHT. WE’LL CHECK BACK IN WITH YOU. THANK YOU. WELL, RIGHT NOW, DRIVERS ARE GETTING USED TO SOME MAJOR HIGHWAY CHANGES IN PLACER COUNTY. AFTER SEVERAL YEARS IN THE WORKS, CALTRANS JUST ANNOUNCED ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- More road construction is coming to Central Oregon, including some long-sought safety improvements, such as a completed median barrier on Highway 97 between bend and Redmond. The ...

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Highway 16 will get another round of cable barrier installations, part of a state safety initiative in an area where fatal head-on collisions occurred in the past decade in Waukesha County. The ...

Work has begun on the final stage of safety upgrades along the Snowy Mountains Highway between Cooma and Yarrangobilly, with a $6.6 million package of works now underway. Funded by […] ...

Concrete barriers don't sound especially safe, but rest assured plenty of engineering know-how has gone into making those blocks as safe as possible.