Highway Care assist with Olympic Route upgrade
Monday, 30 Jan 2012
Birse Civils Eastern region choose Highway Care Ltd to supply and Install 6.1km of BarrierGuard for their M4 Datchet project. BarrierGuard was installed to protect the workforce whilst work took place on upgrading existing drainage and safety barrie...
BarrierGuard Wheeled perfect fit for tight squeeze bridge project
Friday, 09 Dec 2011
Highway Care’s BarrierGuard Wheeled seemed the perfect fit recently when EnterpriseMouchel – Highways Agency Area 13 were tackling the A66 Stainton Underbridge project. Barrier protection was required to protect scaffolding while copings ...
Highway Care add two new standards to portfolio
Friday, 18 Nov 2011
In addition to ISO 9001:2008 Highway Care Ltd is pleased to announce that we have recently gained certification for both ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:2007. Highway Care is committed to minimising the impact of it’s operations on the ...
Highway Care launches Customer Survey and supports Road Safety Week
Wednesday, 16 Nov 2011
Highway Care are launching a short Customer Satisfaction Survey and for each completed survey, Highway Care have pledged their support to UK Road Safety Week and will be donating money to the charity. The survey will be sent to all customers within t...
Highway Care assist with Olympic Route upgradeMonday, 30 Jan 2012
Birse Civils Eastern region choose Highway Care Ltd to supply and Install 6.1km of BarrierGuard for their M4 Datchet project. BarrierGuard was installed to protect the workforce whilst work took place on upgrading existing drainage and safety barrie...
BarrierGuard Wheeled perfect fit for tight squeeze bridge projectFriday, 09 Dec 2011
Highway Care’s BarrierGuard Wheeled seemed the perfect fit recently when EnterpriseMouchel – Highways Agency Area 13 were tackling the A66 Stainton Underbridge project. Barrier protection was required to protect scaffolding while copings ...
Highway Care add two new standards to portfolioFriday, 18 Nov 2011
In addition to ISO 9001:2008 Highway Care Ltd is pleased to announce that we have recently gained certification for both ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:2007. Highway Care is committed to minimising the impact of it’s operations on the ...
Highway Care launches Customer Survey and supports Road Safety WeekWednesday, 16 Nov 2011
Highway Care are launching a short Customer Satisfaction Survey and for each completed survey, Highway Care have pledged their support to UK Road Safety Week and will be donating money to the charity. The survey will be sent to all customers within t...
BikeGuard Protection on the Right Track
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Date: 01/05/2008
BikeGuard has been installed near Buxton, along the A54, Macclesfield Road in Derbyshire. The continuous barrier attachment, specifically designed to offer protection to motorcyclists, was requested by Derbyshire County Council to act as a preventative measure against motorcyclists suffering high severity injuries from impacting the support posts of the existing safety barrier. This is the second installation of BikeGuard to have taken place in this area. The A54 is located in the Peak District National Park which is a very popular motorcycle route due to the beauty of the surrounding area and the challenging nature of the hills and bends in the road.
Over 400m of BikeGuard was supplied and installed by Highway Care on behalf of Derbyshire Environmental Services Department. With BikeGuard in place, a biker that impacts the barrier will now be redirected along the smooth continuous surface of the barrier attachment reducing the potential severity of injury from contact with the vertical support posts of the existing barrier.
Steve Dungworth, Senior Technician Highways, Derbyshire County Council Environmental Services, comments: “With BikeGuard in place, it is intended that if motorcycle riders were to lose control along this stretch of the A54, the severity of any injuries sustained would be greatly reduced.”
BikeGuard is the first and currently the only motorcycle barrier protection system approved for use in the UK by its inclusion on the Highways Agency list of Approved Road Restraint Systems.
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