Guardrail

A Guardrail is a fence or similar structure designed to prevent vehicles from veering off the roadway into oncoming traffic, crashing against solid objects or falling over an embankment. A secondary objective is keeping the vehicle upright while deflected along the guardrail.

Photo: Armco Barriers

Useful Life

The useful life of a guradrail will vary considerably due to a range of environmental & other factors. A useful life of 20 years appears to be typical for the runways operated by the organisations listed below.

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Asset Owner Adopted Life Austroads 2 20 years

Guard Rail Vendors

• Armco Barriers
• Impact Security Products
• Ingal Civil

Related Pages

• Road Safety Barrier

External Links & References

1. Wikipedia
2. Road Safety Engineering Risk Assessment Part 4: Treatment Life for Road Safety Measures