HEAVY VEHICLE MEDIAN BARRIER. FINAL REPORT

Performance of the Heavy Vehicle Median Barrier (HVMB) is discussed and criteria for identifying situations where this barrier should be used are presented. The HVMB is a modified (42-in-high) New Jersey Safety Shape Median Barrier and is capable of redirecting heavy vehicles such as buses and van-type tractor-trailers with low centers of gravity. It was originally developed to deter errant trucks from crossing the median and colliding with oncoming vehicles.

• Corporate Authors:

  Texas Transportation Institute

  Texas A&M University System, 1600 E Lamar Boulevard
  Arlington, TX  United States  76011

  Federal Highway Administration

  Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, 6300 Georgetown Pike
  McLean, VA  United States  22101
• Authors:
  • Buth, C E
  • Olson, R M
  • Morgan, J R
  • Campise, W L
• Publication Date: 1986-3

Media Info

• Pagination: 50 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Heavy vehicles; Median barriers; Performance
• Uncontrolled Terms: Redirection
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00479386
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-TS-88-024, RF 7015
• Contract Numbers: DTFH61-84-C-00052
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 28 1989 12:00AM