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, ...

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 ...

Road safety barriers are integral components of modern highway infrastructure, designed to mitigate the impact of vehicular collisions and protect occupants by absorbing kinetic energy and redirecting ...

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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 ...

Huge concrete traffic barriers have been pressed into service along the Lake Pontchartrain shoreline to help retard erosion in East Jefferson, where research shows more than 175 acres have been lost ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. — The most recent crash on Highway 285 at Shaffers Crossing kept a major roadway closed overnight into Wednesday morning. Statistics from the Colorado State Patrol (CSP) show ...

Two of Houston's busy interstates are now lined with new plastic barriers in an effort to reduce the number of people killed while crossing the freeway on foot. Crews with the Texas Department of ...

GRAND CHUTE - Nine noise barriers will be installed along Interstate 41 through the Fox Valley as part of the expansion project. Over 800 households voted earlier this year on whether noise barriers ...

A North Dakota Department of Transportation employee was seriously hurt last week when he was hit by a car while repairing a cable median barrier. Firefighter on scene near a damaged NDDOT pickup ...

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — People living off a major road in Gwinnett County say a new traffic calming barrier is blocking their access to the road and leading to safety issues. That barrier is at the ...