New details surrounding plans to test the safety of a controversial highway guardrail have been released today. ABCnews.com reports that Southwest Institute, an independent research institute, will conduct a series of eight crash tests. If any of the ET-Plus guardrails fail the test, the Federal Hig...
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has announced that they will not be suspending the installation of the Trinity ET-Plus guardrail terminals that are currently under investigation. Instead, the NCDOT will wait for federal regulators to make the decision, according to WNCN.com. ...
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The Nevada Department of Transportation has announced they will no longer allow any new ET-Plus guardrail end terminals to be installed along their state’s roads and highways. This decision comes after the revelation that the manufacturing company, Trinity Industries, failed to disclose critic...
Learn MoreAfter months upon months of litigation, rumors, and negotiation, the Federal Highway Administration has approved a retesting program for the ET-Plus guardrail. The guardrail, which has been suspected of being unsafe for some time, has recently been banned from installation in nearly thirty states ou...
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Oklahoma, along with numerous other states, has now banned a controversial guardrail end from being installed on its highways. The guardrail end – Dallas-based Trinity Highway Products’ ET-PLUS model – has been blamed for numerous serious and fatal motor vehicle accidents. At press time, News On 6 i...
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