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, ...
OHIO COUNTY, W.Va. — The West Virginia Division of Highways has closed the Elm Grove on ramp on Interstate 70 westbound (Exit 5) near Wheeling to conduct temporary repairs on a bridge parapet wall.
According to the previous definitions, there are two kinds of bridge strikes: 1) on-bridge strikes and 2) under-bridge strikes. On-bridge strikes occur either 1a) when a vehicle strikes the bridge ...
Part of a police car was left hanging over the edge of a Grade II listed bridge after hitting the parapet in a crash in Worcester. West Mercia Police said the patrol car was travelling to a call-out ...
According to SANRAL, the closures are linked to the replacement of bridge parapets and median barriers at the interchange and surrounding feeder roads.
More robust barriers are set to be installed on Worcester Bridge after a police car travelling from St Johns to an emergency ...