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Alberta roadside design guide : high tension cable barrier system – median and roadside installation

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This Bulletin is issued to inform practitioners of the department’s guidelines on the use of High Tension Cable Barrier (HTCB) installed in the median and on the roadside (or right hand side in... More ≫

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This Bulletin is issued to inform practitioners of the department’s guidelines on the use of High Tension Cable Barrier (HTCB) installed in the median and on the roadside (or right hand side in the direction of travel) of the roadway. Cable barrier has been proven to effectively prevent or reduce the severity of median cross over crashes and run-off-road crashes. HTCB installed at median and roadside locations has been shown to be the most forgiving barrier system available for reducing the severity of run-off-road crashes in many applications.

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Safety and cost-effectiveness evaluation of a 135 km median High Tension Cable Barrier system on a rural high speed divided highway in Alberta, Canada

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This paper describes the safety and operational impacts of the median high tension cable barrier (HTCB) on Highway 2 between Calgary and Edmonton. A total of 135 km of HTCB was installed within... More ≫

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This paper describes the safety and operational impacts of the median high tension cable barrier (HTCB) on Highway 2 between Calgary and Edmonton. A total of 135 km of HTCB was installed within the median of Highway 2 between April and July of 2010. A before and after study of collision data for a total of 10 years (2005 to 2009 and 2011 to2015) was conducted to review and analyze the performance of HTCB in terms of collision rate, collision severity, societal costs, and location of HTCB within the median.

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High Tension Cable Barrier performance evaluation study

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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the operational, safety, and economic performance of the high tension cable barrier system installed in the median of Highway 2, between Airdrie and Red... More ≫

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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the operational, safety, and economic performance of the high tension cable barrier system installed in the median of Highway 2, between Airdrie and Red Deer and in the vicinity of Leduc. It finds that the barrier has reduced the severity of collisions, is highly cost effective, and can serve as a model for further application of this barrier application in Alberta and in other Canadian jurisdictions.

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Technical memo : comparison of shoulder and ditch installations of high-tension cable barrier on Highway 2

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This technical memo provides advice to Alberta Transportation on whether there is any advantages in safety and operations that might result in the relocation of high tension median cable barriers... More ≫

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This technical memo provides advice to Alberta Transportation on whether there is any advantages in safety and operations that might result in the relocation of high tension median cable barriers along Highway 2 from road shoulder locations to the ditch.

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