traffic barrier

Vehicle flow divider

A traffic barrier is a structure that separates lanes of traffic or prevents vehicles from leaving the roadway.

Jersey barriers are the familiar concrete dividers on highways; guardrails line dangerous curves and bridge edges.

Traffic barriers absorb or redirect impact energy during collisions: The car hit the traffic barrier and spun back onto the shoulder.

construction

jersey wall

Modular concrete road divider

detour · lane closure · construction zone · channelizer

crash-protection

guardrail

Roadside safety barrier

control

checkpoint

Inspection station on route

access control · roadblock · entry point · guard booth · boom gate · swing gate · restricted access

pedestrian

bollard

Traffic-blocking vertical post

separation

central reservation

Divider between traffic directions

Categories
Opposites
traffic flow control

traffic barrieropen road

Unobstructed route ahead

clear path · thoroughfare · expressway · freeway · traffic flow

access restriction

traffic barrierentry point

Where access begins

access road · gateway · opening · passageway · entrance

Family

traffic, barrier, traffics, trafficked, trafficking, trafficker, traffickers, barriers, barred

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G