Nashville Removes Potentially Defective Guardrails

Nashville, Tennessee road crews have begun work to remove the twenty ET-Plus guardrail end terminals in the metro area. This marks the first such kind of removal of the allegedly defective device, though the guardrail head has been temporarily banned in more than thirty states across the country. Ci...

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Dangerous Guardrails Remain on VA, NC Roads

A new report from wfmynews2.com reveals that dangerous guardrail heads remain on roads throughout Virginia, North Carolina and other states across the country. Though more than thirty states have temporarily banned the installation of the ET-Plus guardrail end terminal, experts say few of these pote...

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Nashville, TN to Remove Dangerous Guardrails

Metro Government has decided to remove a potentially dangerous piece of highway safety equipment from Nashville roadways. WSMV.com reports that they have identified 20 ET-Plus guardrail terminals on Nashville roads spread out across Davidson County. They estimate the cost to be around $200,000.00. T...

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Florida Man Loses Leg to Guardrail Accident

Two years ago, a man from Lake County, Florida, swerved to avoid hitting an animal in the road. The split second decision sent his pickup truck careening into a guardrail. It also cost his passenger a leg. WTFTV 9 reports that the rail malfunctioned and impaled the pickup truck, slicing the passenge...

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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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