highway medians
Central traffic barriers
Highway medians are the strips of land or barriers separating opposing lanes of traffic on divided roads.
They range from narrow concrete barriers to wide grassy expanses.
Medians prevent head-on collisions and provide space for emergency stops, U-turns, or future lane expansion: The car crossed the highway median and struck oncoming traffic.
- dividerThing that partitions
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- concreteSolid building mixture
- grassNarrow-leaved ground cover
- guardrailRoadside safety barrier
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