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giscard78 t1_iv1bbob wrote

Reply to comment by NathanBacaNews in Maryland and Virginia replacing potentially deadly Beltway guardrails by NathanBacaNews

> the guardrail doesn't collapse and becomes a spear which can kill a driver

Wasn’t this an issue in Virginia about ten years ago, too? Might not have been quite that long, maybe 2014 or so, but I distinctly remember this issue occurring in the past.

I also somewhat remember that they had an issue either surveying the guardrails or going through the records to figure out which type of guard rail had been installed where.

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NathanBacaNews OP t1_iv1bkzy wrote

The previous issue had to do with a particular brand of guardrail that was prone to failure. The problem here is when you mix and match two different brands. By themselves, they could work perfectly. But when Brand A is used with Brand B, then the guardrails and end terminals are prone to fail.

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