Tensioned steel rails to improve highway safety

Steel rails have an established record worldwide in improving Highway safety. In most applications the steel rails are assembled in long unbroken runs of barrier terminating at intervals into solid concrete foundations.

High speed impacts create an enormous amount of energy that has to be deflected and absorbed by the safety rails, the terminals and their substantial concrete foundations are the key to the safety performance required by the Highway Authorities.

Each run of installed steel crash barrier rail is tensioned at the terminal ends. Each unbroken run of rails is cranked together, greatly improving the strength of the whole installation.

We supply for "off the highway" installations. The safety requirement is still high but these installations are looking to protect property from low speed impacts. Hazard steel barrier is assembled and left un-tensioned and is widely used in internal and external locations.