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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Water-filled highway crash barrels don't freeze because they also have liquid magnesium chloride, which boasts an extremely ...

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 ...

A new barrier between northbound and southbound lanes of U.S. Highway 97 just south of Bend has some residents in nearby neighborhoods riled up. That’s understandable — life is less convenient now ...

In Montecito, crews will continue building new creek bridges, work on southbound lanes, and refresh lane and ramp striping on the nights of Dec 8 and 9.

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 ...