MEDIAN BARRIERS SUCCESSFUL

Details are given of reinforced concrete median barriers installed on sections of the Hull road and Auckland motorways. The "New Jersey" profile was selected by the Ministry of Works and Development as having the best established record in minimising damage to out of control vehicles and injury to their occupants. The barrier is 2ft wide at the base with a height above the road surface level of 2 ft 8 in. Information recently released by the Ministry of Transport reports a significant reduction in the number of serious accidents. /TRRL/

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• Corporate Authors:

  New Zealand Portland Cement Association

  Securities House, 126 The Terrace, P.O. Box 3644
  Wellington,   New Zealand 
• Publication Date: 1975-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 31
• Serial:
  • NEW ZEALAND CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION
  • Volume: 19
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: CEMENT & CONCRETE ASSOCIATION OF NEW ZEALAND
  • ISSN: 0549-0219

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash rates; Medians; Prevention; Reinforced concrete; Safety
• Geographic Terms: New Zealand
• ITRD Terms: 1612: Accident rate; 2914: Central reserve; 8079: New Zealand; 4794: Reinforced concrete
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00127777
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 3 1975 12:00AM