Highway Care receives supplier recognition for London 2012
Thursday, 25 Apr 2013
Highway Care are pleased to announce that they have received the official supplier designation by the British Olympic Association of “Supplier of perimeter security products (Olympic Games) to the London 2012 Games”   Highway Car...
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BarrierGuard 800 crash demonstration in Australia proves a success
Monday, 25 Mar 2013
BarrierGuard proved yet another success in March in Australia during a live crash demonstration sponsored by Highway Care International's Australian partners Boylan Group and Coates Hire. Observing the demonstration of the BarrierGuard system in M...
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SAB Gate

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The SAB Gate is a modular ‘gate’ system for opening up the central reserve barrier on a dual-carriageway or motorway, to enable emergency vehicles to cross over, or traffic to be diverted in case of accidents or similar occurrences. Several units can be joined together to suit various opening widths. They are double-hinged, constructed from thrie beam with a lower rectangular rail all attached to a sturdy diaphragm framework.


Each unit has wheels which when deployed, allows individual sections or the complete ‘gate’ to be opened.

Testing
The SAB Gate has been tested to EN1317-2 and has passed the following tests:-
TB11 - (900kg Car, 100km/h, 20°).
TB51 - (13,000kg Bus, 70km/h, 20°), (Bus sustained minor damage and was still driveable!).
Containment Level - N2 & H2.
Working Width W6.

Sizes
SAB gate section is 4340mm long x 500mm wide x 1100mm high.
Minimum overall size of SAB system is10.68m (2x 4.34m units + 2x1m transitions).
Maximum overall size of SAB system is 88.80m.
Minimum transition length is 1 metre.
Maximum transition length is 4 metre.

SAB Gate opening and closing demonstration