What Those Ugly Concrete Walls Along The Highway Are Really Designed To Do

Those tall walls along the side of the highway aren't there to prevent cars from crashing into your backyard. Here's what ...
Construction Equipment

Concrete Barrier/Parapet Pavers Enhance Highway Safety

Although the practice of using a concrete barrier down the center of a roadway to separate opposing traffic dates back to the mid-1940s, the practice seems really to have gained steam when, in 1955, ...
syracuse.com

Concrete noise barriers along I-81, I-481 have that ‘prison wall’ feeling (Your Letters)

Regarding “The I-81 project will add miles and miles of noise barriers. How did the state decide where they should go?” (Aug. 15, 2024): The concrete highway noise barriers that have been constructed ...
Morningstar

Smith-Midland Secures Over $4 Million Barrier Rental Contract for I-64 Project

MIDLAND, VA / ACCESS Newswire / September 30, 2025 / Smith-Midland Corporation (NASDAQ:SMID), a provider of innovative, high-quality proprietary and patented precast concrete products and systems, ...
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Why doesn't Highway 285 near Shaffers Crossing have concrete barriers?

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. — The most recent crash on Highway 285 at Shaffers Crossing kept a major roadway closed overnight into Wednesday morning. Statistics from the Colorado State Patrol (CSP) show ...