The tall concrete walls that run along many of our highways are highway traffic noise barriers. According to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), these noise barriers can reduce traffic noise by ...

Roadway safety conventions tend to fall into one of two buckets. First, there are the things that help you avoid a crash. This includes everything from basic signage and high-tech traffic light ...

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, ...

NEW ORLEANS — Drivers in the New Orleans Uptown area can expect road closures and traffic delays through the weekend as Department of Public Works crews install heavy concrete barriers along St.

A company based in central Iowa has found a way to recycle the giant blades from wind turbines, using their ground up parts when making concrete traffic barriers that are popular around construction ...

Construction barrels and concrete barriers line Horizon South Parkway in Grovetown, where a road widening project has slowed traffic on the way into the city and frustrated drivers.

The City of New Orleans is locking in safety plans along one of the busiest parade routes in the city. Concrete barriers are being installed on St. Charles Avenue, designed to slow traffic and protect ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — An August 1 memo from Austin Public Works Director Richard Mendoza says that the city will move forward with its plan to install permanent barriers between the sidewalk and roadway ...