Kentucky Suspends Use of Guardrail

Kentucky Suspends Use of Guardrail

Kentucky is one of over thirty other US states suspending the installation of a highly scrutinized highway safety device. The device’s manufacturer, Trinity Industries, is no longer shipping out the model due to safety concerns, but Kentucky’s Transportation Cabinet has decided to remove...

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VDOT Warned of Guardrail Safety Issues in 2013

Documents acquired by 13newsnow.com reveal that the Virginia Department of Transportation knew about a potential safety device malfunction but waited over a year to act on the information. Trinity Industries whistleblower Joshua Harman approached VDOT in January 2013 with information about an unauth...

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Arizona Takes Action Against Use of Trinity Guardrail

Arizona Takes Action Against Use of Trinity Guardrail

Late last month, Arizona suspended the use of the Trinity ET-Plus guardrail over fears of its performance in the event of an accident. In addition to the more than 30 states that have suspended use of the guardrail, the federal government has stepped in and requested additional safety tests. Accordi...

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Investigation Reveals VDOT Knew of Guardrail Changes

An investigation conducted by 13News Now reports that Virginia’s Department of Transportation learned of potential safety issues involving a highway guardrail years ago. Only in the last few months, however, has the department done anything about the device. The 13newsnow.com report shows that...

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Deadly Guardrails Pose Threat, Whistleblower Claims

A whistle blowing engineer who has been traveling the country investigating dangerous guardrail heads is now claiming that the model isn’t just unsafe – it’s downright deadly. Joshua Harman spoke to wate.com about his belief that the guardrail head known as the ET-Plus can “l...

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