| The importance and necessity to deploy concrete | | | | such products that caught peoples' fancy, as these |
| median Jersey barriers along traffic routes is no longer | | | | items were lightweight yet strong, durable and easily |
| a debatable issue, as numerous studies and | | | | portable. Several companies successfully created |
| researches have amply demonstrated their | | | | plastic barriers that were lightweight but used as |
| functionality. From the very first time that the California | | | | barriers when ballasted with water, sand or any other |
| highway authorities used the concrete Jersey barriers, | | | | ballast material. These companies have taken the |
| along the Grapevine Grade, on the US route 99 in the | | | | functionality of the barriers to newer levels and today |
| year 1946 until date, the Jersey barriers have been | | | | the barriers also function as crowd control barriers, |
| instrumental in averting head on collisions and reducing | | | | force protection and anti-terrorism safety devices, and |
| fatalities on roads. The next important phase of | | | | to cordon off gate approaches, construction zones, |
| deployment of the concrete barriers was in 1955, | | | | traffic control, airport security, air shows and race |
| when the New Jersey State Highway Department | | | | tracks. |
| developed and used the barriers to divide highway | | | | Yodock Wall Company, Inc. a family based business, is |
| lanes. From then on, other state highway authorities | | | | a top name to reckon with in the plastic Jersey |
| recognized the importance of deploying the barriers | | | | barriers and barricades industry. Manufacturing top |
| and several states adopted these measures to | | | | quality barriers and barricades, this company serves |
| advantage, on their roads and highways. | | | | several industries like traffic control, airport |
| The concrete barriers underwent several changes in | | | | maintenance, military and Homeland security and |
| designs and specification in sizes from the early | | | | general construction. |
| F-shaped barrier, constant slope barrier to the Ontario | | | | Armorcast Products established in 1966, has multiple |
| Tall Wall, California K-rails and the plastic barriers that | | | | manufacturing capabilities and they manufacture plastic |
| are becoming increasingly popular. The earliest | | | | Jersey barriers and other protective enclosures using |
| concrete barriers were not very tall structures; just 18 | | | | rotational molding. Their safety and security barriers |
| inches high, but as time went by, and vehicle designs | | | | and barricades bear their logo, Guardian. Other |
| changed and taller vehicles hit the roads, so did the | | | | companies that are relatively new entrants in the field |
| heights of the barriers. Today we have median | | | | of plastic Jersey barriers are Remcon Plastics Inc.,that |
| concrete Jersey barriers that are 3-5 feet tall. The | | | | entered the safety products market in 1990 and Rhino |
| basic design remains, as parabolic curved surfaces on | | | | Safety Barriers incorporated in the year 1999. Both |
| either side as this has proved effective in redirecting | | | | companies have introduced innovative designs and |
| the errant vehicle back into the traffic stream and | | | | have products that comply with NCHRP 350 |
| minimizing damage in the event of an accident. Shea | | | | standards. |
| has been a pioneer in the production of precast | | | | OTW Safety products sell their barriers under the |
| concrete products since 1949 and their latest product | | | | Smart Jersey Barrier brand name and the company |
| is the J-J hook concrete barrier, which according to the | | | | has been designing, testing, and manufacturing Jersey |
| company is extremely simple to assemble that, "Two | | | | barriers since 1993. A market leader since 1988, |
| men and a truck can install 6000 ft, in one shift." | | | | Rochester Rotational Molding manufactures colorful |
| With the success of rotational molding and the use of | | | | Jersey barriers as well as accessories for the barriers |
| plastics becoming commonplace, hundreds of new and | | | | like solar powered barricade lights and incandescent |
| cheap products for daily use were introduced in the | | | | plastic barricade lights. With several such key players in |
| markets. Huge plastic items like storage tanks for fuels, | | | | the business, we can look forward to new, innovative |
| chemicals, and water, marine and recreational products, | | | | designs and highly functional Jersey barriers. |
| specialty furniture, and Jersey barriers were some | | | | |