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Temporary VRS, Traffic & Road Safety Barriers

Temporary Road Safety Barriers and Vehicle Restraint Systems are critical components in keeping workforce and road users safe. Therefore, ensuring the selected products are compliant is paramount.

We’re dedicated to road safety and are committed to supporting everyone involved in temporary traffic management. We collaborate with all parties involved in the design, sourcing and installation of temporary VRS systems and road safety barriers. 

 

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Trusted partnerships & technical support

Our dedicated team with decades of industry experience provides expert guidance from scheme design through planning to delivery.

Full installation
service

Our highly trained installation team are on hand to react to any location within the UK. We also have access to specialist loaders and haulers with safety frames to facilitate working at height.

Strategically located depots
Strategically located depots

We have multiple strategically placed storage depots around the UK to allow for quick deployment to all areas. We can be where you need us fast and efficiently with our barrier solutions.

emergency 24 hour call outs
Emergency 24hr call outs

We offer emergency 24 hour call out services to ensure we are here to support you when you need us. This might be necessary following road traffic accident that has caused damage.

UK Manufactured products

Our products are manufactured in the UK. This not only ensures high quality products, but it also cuts down delivery time. It also helps with keeping our carbon footprint lower.

Temporary Vehicle Restraint Systems

We offer a comprehensive range of temporary concrete and steel road safety barriers for highway and high-speed applications, all tested to EN 1317. They are complemented with crash cushion and attenuator options seamlessly integrated with them, supplying an end-to-end temporary VRS solution. Our team provides support with the product selection and solution design to ensure compliance and to meet site requirements. Our service is completed with safe and efficient installation of the selected TVRS solutions. 

Frequently asked questions

What does VRS stand for?

VRS stands for Vehicle Restraint System. These systems, such as guardrails or parapets, are crucial in preventing errant vehicles from entering restricted areas or causing harm to pedestrians and infrastructure.  They are often used to improve road safety and protect vulnerable areas, such as roadside construction and maintenance.

What is meant by the ‘working width’ of a barrier system?

Each barrier system tested to EN 1317 is awarded a working width class. This is calculated by adding the width of the system plus the amount of deflection that occurs when the system is impacted to the test criteria. The system’s deflection is measured from the traffic face of the system.

So, for example: For a system with a working width of W1, the total system dynamic deflection combined with the barrier width will not exceed 600mm, whereas a system with a performance level of W3 will not exceed 1000mm.

The system is measured from the traffic face of the VRS before impact, to the rear-most point of the VRS after impact i.e. how far the hazard needs to be away from the traffic face and not be impacted.

What is the Minimum Length of Need Required to Achieve Full Containment Safety Barrier?

Please see relevant system manual for the minimum recommended values for length in approach of and depart of the hazard.

The length of our guardrail systems are based on a full-height length of need NOT including the need for terminals at either end. This ruling ensures the system would fall in line with the minimum length of full containment referenced within CD377, rounded up to to suit the nominal length of beam. This guidance is applicable for motorway and all-purpose trunk roads with speed limits of 50 mph or more.

For scenarios where a shorter length may be required or there are other limitations, please contact a member of our Technical team at technical@hill-smith.co.uk and we will be able to advise accordingly.

How are containment levels tested?

Containment levels are determined through impact tests where a vehicle of a specified mass and speed is driven into a barrier. The barrier’s performance is assessed based on factors like:

  • Vehicle penetration: Whether the vehicle breaks through the barrier.
  • Vehicle trajectory: The path the vehicle takes after impact.
  • Occupant risk: The level of risk to the vehicle occupants.

Impact tests are carried out in accordance with EN1317-2 and determine key performance indicators such as containment level, working with, vehicle intrusion and impact severity levels.

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