The Georgia Department of Transportation started this week on a line of “cable barriers” designed to prevent deadly crossover accidents on Interstate 85. The barrier is being installed in the median of I-85 from State Route 20 in Gwinnett County all the way to the Franklin County line.
Cable barriers on I-85
As DOT projects go, the $6.5 million is very small, but the new barriers will save lives, not to mention prevent numerous injuries and significant property damage. Too often in the past couple of years, this newspaper has had to report on fatal accidents caused when a driver traveling one direction lost control of his or her vehicle, crossed the median and slammed into one or more vehicles going the opposite direction.
The barriers, three to four strands of steel cable anchored with steel and concrete, won’t stop accidents. Their role is to lessen the severity of the accidents by preventing out-of-control vehicles from crossing the median into oncoming traffic.
I-85 is a major artery subject to high traffic volumes. With thousands of trucks and automobiles roaring up through Jackson County at speeds averaging more than 70 miles per hour, there is always the potential for disaster. The new cable barriers will provide an extra margin of protection for drivers.
The barriers, three to four strands of steel cable anchored with steel and concrete, won’t stop accidents. Their role is to lessen the severity of the accidents by preventing out-of-control vehicles from crossing the median into oncoming traffic.
I-85 is a major artery subject to high traffic volumes. With thousands of trucks and automobiles roaring up through Jackson County at speeds averaging more than 70 miles per hour, there is always the potential for disaster. The new cable barriers will provide an extra margin of protection for drivers.
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