MOVEABLE BARRIERS

QUICKCHANGE MOVEABLE BARRIER

FOR CONSTRUCTION
INTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONS
CONSTRUCTION APPLICATIONS

QUICKCHANGE MOVEABLE BARRIER

FOR INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION APPLICATIONS

The QuickChange Moveable Barrier

lanes to the peak traffic direction to

For partial width construction with traffic

System (QMB) is designed to create a

mitigate congestion.

switches, the QMB system reduces

flexible, positive traffic barrier between

For widening work and shoulder / median

congestion by enabling more lanes to be

opposing lanes of traffic, or between

repair, QMB allows the contractor to

open during peak hour traffic. The

motorists and construction work zones.

increase the size of the work zone during

barrier is moved several times per day to

The system uses a wall of interlocked

off-peak traffic hours to create dedicated

reconfigure the roadway in real time to

1-meter barriers that can be lifted and

haul lanes and use larger, more efficient

maximize the number of lanes available

repositioned by a transfer machine to

equipment to combine or eliminate stages

for peak traffic.

create additional work zone space for

and significantly accelerate the construction

construction crews, and to provide more

process.

PARTIAL WIDTH CONSTRUCTION WITH TRAFFIC SWITCH

ST. CROIX
RIVER BRIDGE, WISCONSIN:
PARTIAL WIDTH CONSTRUCTION
During partial width construction,
QMB helps keep more lanes open
in the peak traffic direction at all
times by reconfiguring the road in
real time as a moveable median
with no disruption to live traffic. This
significantly reduces traffic queues
and user delay costs, and it saves
hundreds of thousands, or even
millions of dollars in temporary
asphalt widening to meet minimum
traffic flow requirements.

AM PEAK: 3 lanes in, 2 lanes out

PM PEAK: 2 lanes in, 3 lanes out

Award winning I-94 St. Croix Bridge construction project Wisconsin, USA

TRAFFIC SWITCH CROSS SECTIONS

Work Zone

Shoulder

AM Peak Traffic

Work Zone

Shoulder

PM Peak Traffic

IMPROVES SAFETY

SPEEDS CONSTRUCTION

BETTER QUALITY REPAIRS

Workers and motorists have positive

By combining or eliminating stages

More work zone space allows contrac-

barrier protection at all times

due to the larger work space, contrac-

tors to use larger, more efficient

tors can save months or even entire

equipment, resulting in better quality

construction seasons.

repairs that last years longer.

peak traffic at all times by reconfiguring

CREATES EFFICIENCIES

RAPID STAGE CHANGES

the roadway in real time.

Dedicated haul lanes create safer, more

Moveable barrier reconfigures the road

efficient deliveries and material staging.

in minutes. It can take days to reposition

REDUCES CONGESTION
QMB allows more lanes to be open for

miles of temporary concrete barrier.

ROAD WIDENING OR SHOULDER / MEDIAN REPAIR

H-1 FREEWAY, HAWAII:

ROAD WIDENING
When working in the shoulder or
median, moveable barrier allows the
contractor to expand the work zone
during off-peak traffic hours by
taking one or more lanes from traffic.
More work zone space can be used
for dedicated haul lanes or allow for
larger, more efficient equipment.
These options help the contractor
combine stages and accelerate
construction for early job completion
with better quality repairs.

More room to work during off-peak

More lanes for traffic during peak

An extra lane is returned to motorists prior to the peak traffic period - Honolulu, HI

EDGE OF ROAD CROSS SECTIONS

Work Zone

Shoulder

Peak Traffic Condition

Work Zone

Shoulder

Off Peak Traffic Condition

QUICKCHANGE MOVEABLE BARRIER

FOR INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION APPLICATIONS

PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS
QuickChange Moveable Barrier
Heavily reinforced concrete barrier sections have
superior deflection and vehicle stability when
compared to standard Temporary Concrete Barrier

BARRIER TRANSFER MACHINE

Performance
Tested and Approved to NCHRP Report 350,
Test Level 3 (100 km/h)
Maximum Deflection at TL3: 0.7m (28 in.)
BS EN 1317-2 Test Level H2

Transfer Speed

7km/h (5 mph)

Roading Speed

32km/h (20 mph)

Lateral Transfer

Up to 5.5m (18 feet) per transfer

Transfer Time

1 kilometer in 8 minutes

Mass of Each Barrier Element

Approximately 680kg (1500 lbs)

INTERNATIONAL QMB CONSTRUCTION CASE STUDIES

A21 Crawler Lane, Seven Oaks Bypass, UK

Pesio Bridge, A6 Motorway, Italy

Type: Shoulder Reconstruction

Type: Bridge Redecking

Project Length: 2.5k

Project Length: 1k

Reduced the schedule from 11 weeks to 9 weeks

Pesio Bridge carries heavy weekend tourist traffic

Saved 1,169 man-hours compared to moving cones

Original 1/1 traffic configuration created 8-hour,

Reduced user delay by 37,000 hours, saving 447,000 1

10km queues
Moveable barrier provided 2/1, 1/2 with no queue

UK Highways Agency

DISTRIBUTED BY:

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+1 707.374.6800, U.S. Toll free 888.800.3691 www.barriersystemsinc.com