According to the Storefront Safety Council, vehicles crash into buildings such as restaurants, grocery stores and convenience stores an average of 60 times a day. Each year, up to 500 people are killed and more than 4,000 are injured. Many of those accidents happen even when crash barriers are installed out front. Typically such barriers […]
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TTI’s Lake Pontchartrain Causeway Railing Upgrade to Be Decided Soon
After decades of vehicles going overboard and into Lake Pontchartrain, a decision is expected soon on whether one of two Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) rail designs will be selected to replace the current, low-profile railings on the famous causeway bridge. TTI Associate Research Engineer William Williams presented details of his rail designs to the […]