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...
TAU Crash Cushion is 1st for UK Road Network
Highway Care is proud to have supplied and installed the first UK installation of the TAU Crash Cushion along the M5 near Gloucester.
Last month, the TAU Crash Cushion system was installed on the end of BarrierGuard and was required by InterRoute (the contractor) on behalf of the Highways Agency (client). A routine driver information and communications upgrade is being carried out and while BarrierGuard steel barrier provides protection to the work force from errant motorists, the TAU Crash Cushion protects motorists from impacting the end of the barrier.
The high level of safety offered by Highway Care’s BarrierGuard system can now be significantly increased by the addition of fully approved bi-directional, re-directive crash cushions. The TAU crash cushion system, recently approved by the Highways Agency for use on UK roads, can be installed as an alternative to the barrier ramped terminal providing full protection to errant motorists by preventing ramping incidents.
When impacted from the front, the system telescopes rearwards to absorb the energy and captures the 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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