Cable Median Barrier Program in Washington State

The purpose of this report is to summarize the evolution and accomplishments of the Washington State Department of Transportation’s (WSDOT’s) cable median barrier program and to bring to conclusion the previous efforts published in the Cable Median Barrier Reassessment and Recommendations reports of 2007, 2008, and 2009. The objective of this program is to reduce fatal and serious injury collisions by targeting cross‐median crashes on high‐speed controlled access highways. This report outlines WSDOT’s efforts to target those collisions. It compares crash rates before cable median barrier was installed with crash rates of the various barrier treatments that followed.

• Record URL:
  http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/research/reports/fullreports/812.1.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  Washington State Department of Transportation

  Environmental and Engineering Programs
  MS 47329
  Olympia, WA  United States  98504
• Authors:
  • Olson, Dave
  • Sujka, Mark
  • Manchas, Brad
• Publication Date: 2013-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Appendices; Figures;
• Pagination: 87p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cables; Crash rates; Fatalities; Highway safety; Injuries; Median barriers
• Uncontrolled Terms: Cross median accidents
• Geographic Terms: Washington (State)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01485162
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: WA-RD 812.1
• Files: TRIS, ATRI, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jun 27 2013 4:50PM