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T.P.D.M. V.2.3<br />

(Al/2001)<br />

3.9.3.26 A ramp down concrete end treatment is used to terminate a concrete profile barrier in<br />

locations where speed limit is 50 km/h or less and space is limited. For speed limit greater<br />

than this, flare end treatment or crash cushion may be considered.<br />

Criteria for the Provision of Safety Barrier Fences<br />

3.9.3.27 The following criteria should be taken into account when considering the provision of safety<br />

barrier fences:<br />

(i)<br />

(ii)<br />

Barrier fences should always be provided to protect the supports of overbridges,<br />

gantries or other structures that might collapse with catastrophic effects if struck by<br />

an errant vehicle. However, lighting columns on roads with a design speed or speed<br />

limit of 50 km/h or less, and traffic signs on single posts are not included in this<br />

category.<br />

Barrier fences should normally be provided on dual carriageway roads with a speed<br />

limit or design speed of 70 km/h or greater where:<br />

(a)<br />

(b)<br />

(c)<br />

(d)<br />

the road is on an embankment which is 3 m or more in height; or<br />

the road is on a retaining wall which is 2 m or more in height; or<br />

the central reservation is less than 3 m in width; or<br />

the road is adjacent to another road, a railway or a permanent body of water<br />

more than 0.5 m deep.<br />

(iii)<br />

Barrier fences may be provided on single carriageway roads with a speed limit or<br />

design speed greater than 50 km/h and dual carriageway roads with a speed limit or<br />

design speed less than 70 km/h where:<br />

(a) the horizontal radius is at or less than the minimum radii for 10%<br />

superelevation given in Table 3.3.3.1 of this Chapter; or<br />

(b)<br />

(c)<br />

(d)<br />

(e)<br />

the road is on an embankment or a retaining wall which is greater than 1.5 m in<br />

height; or<br />

the central reservation is less than 3 in wide; or<br />

the road is adjacent to another road, a railway or a permanent body of water<br />

more than 0.5 m deep.<br />

Barrier fences should not normally be provided on single carriageway roads<br />

with a speed limit or design speed of 50 km/h unless hazardous circumstances<br />

prevail such as steep slope or retaining wall adjacent to the road, or sharp bend.<br />

3.9.3.28 Barrier fences should not be placed behind kerbs or on side slopes steeper than 1:6 to avoid<br />

errant vehicles mounting the barrier fences and thereby affecting the performance of the<br />

barrier fences.

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