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...
First TAU Crash Cushion Protects M5 Slip
Highway Care is pleased to announce the supply of its first TAU Crash Cushion within the Area 2 network in March 2009. This is the first permanent installation of a TAU Crash Cushion in the UK, providing protection at an entry slip road along the M5. The crash cushion was installed by Barrier Services for client InterRoute Area 2. The crash friendly system has been installed to protect errant vehicles from impacting the barrier termination and will act to safely absorb the energy of a ‘head on’ impact or safety redirect the vehicle if impacted along its length.
TAU crash cushion systems, fully approved by the Highways Agency for use on UK roads, are fully redirective, bidirectional Z1, D1 systems. The crash cushion used on the M5 is a TAU B XL which is tapered to protect a 2.3m wide hazard and can withstand vehicle impacts at up to 110 km/h.
When impacted from the front, the system telescopes rearwards to absorb the energy and captures errant vehicles to prevent secondary accidents. If impacted from the side, the system redirects the vehicle safety at a shallow angle. The system is highly reusable following an impact and can be repaired on site typically in less than 2 hours.
The TAU crash cushion system can also be used in locations where motorists need to be protected from other temporary or permanent roadside hazards. These crash cushion systems are available in 50km/h through to 110km/h speed ratings and can protect hazards of widths ranging from 0.7m to 3.1m.
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