WIRE ROPE SAFETY FENCE
SELECTION CRITERIA
Brifen wire rope safety fence is an unrivalled safety barrier system used on Australian roads, highways and motorways due to its unique features -
- Quick and easy to install requiring no heavy equipment or specialised tools.
- Very low repair and maintenance costs. Repair is quick, simple and carried out manually without the need for mechanical equipment.
- Cost per metre for supply and installation is competitive with other single sided barrier systems.
- Cost per metre for supply and installation is markedly less than for doulbe sided barrier systems.
- Its performance has been proven by crash testing to UK, USA, Swedish and French standards. It is the only fence tested in a 'verge' situation with a sheer drop immediately behind the fence.
- Unrivalled safety record with no deaths in 30 years in the 30 countries that it has been installed, including Australia.
- Impact generally results in lower level of damage to the impacting vehicle and results in generally less sever injuries to occupants.
- It has specially designed posts for verge and median locations. The with twin anchor design at each fence end and increases the level of safety during and after impact.
- The patented interwoven rope arrangement reduces the control deflection. The fence generally does not require re-tensioning after impact.
- All metal components are galvanised and are highly resistant to corrosion.
- Narrow medians can be accommodated by reducing the post spacing to ensure acceptable rope deflectons for the selected design speed.
- Slender profile prevents the creation of snow drifts or sand drifts.
- Aesthetically pleasing, environmentally friendly barrier system available in a number of colours.
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