Rigid Restraint Systems
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Concrete Barriers offer a rigid, virtually maintenance free and cost effective road restraint system for use on all roads, in particular trunk roads and motorways and at high risk locations such as parallel incursion railway sites. Using the extruded method high levels of productivity are possible for a wide variety of applications.
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A recent review has been carried out comparing the performance and maintenance of concrete barriers with steel barriers in the central reserve. The evidence indicates that where the AADT exceeds 25,000 veh/day there are significant benefits from a maintenance viewpoint in using rigid concrete rather Taking into account the Whole Life Cost and benefi ts of all safety barriers in the central reserve, the evidence supports the use of concrete barriers on motorways but the benefi ts obtained can equally apply to busy all-purpose dual carriageways. It is now a requirement for new installations of safety barriers in the central reserve to be Rigid Concrete Safety Barrier with a Containment Performance Class H2 and a Working Width Class W2 and shall be designed to achieve an essentially maintenance free serviceable life of not less than 50 years. Where lighting columns are to be mounted on top of the safety barrier the Working Width shall be increased to a minimum of W3 to reflect the A series of datasheets on the new concrete step barrier are available covering details such as: Please contact HBS for further details.
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