Concrete Barriers | Enright Asphalt, Concrete, & Snow

Above all else you want your community to be safe. You want those who live in your community to fill safe in their homes, safe while at local shops and restaurants, and safe while they’re on the road. There are plenty of different things you can do to keep drivers in your local area safe, and some of that has to do with some added protection like concrete barriers. If one of your local roads has been a problem area you can consider concrete barriers to reduce damage and concerns or for other reasons.

Do you really need something as serious as concrete barriers? To help you decide on concrete barriers for your street, let’s look at other questions surrounding this type of traffic and crowd control.

Does Your Street Need Concrete Barriers?

Is There a Run-Off Prone Area on Your Street?

If you have a notorious stretch of road that is prone to run-offs and other traffic hazards you should consider installing concrete barriers. Concrete barriers are more reinforced than simple dividers or other types of barriers and can help keep cars on the road in difficult areas.

Are There Some Areas You’d Rather Have Hidden?

Is there an old abandoned lot on the other side of the street? How about a nasty pile or garbage? Sometimes our streets can be dragged down by aesthetic issues and other scenes that we’d rather our visitors not see. You can use concrete barriers to both make your road safer and to help hide any unsightly areas on your street.

Do You Want Something to Make Your Street Stand Out?

There are more to concrete barriers than simple gray slabs, you can install decorative concrete barriers. Decorative concrete barriers will knock out three birds with one stone by acting as a safety barrier, hiding any unsightly areas, and sprucing up a particular street to add more value to your neighborhood.

There are plenty of ways that concrete barriers can spruce your street up and keep the drivers of that street safer. If you answered yes to any of those above questions, you’re ready for a concrete barrier on your street. Get on the phone with a local and reputable concrete company like us to see what barriers can do for your neighborhood.

When heavy snow falls, as we’re seeing this spring in Boston, and across the Northeast, there’s hidden disasters waiting to happen under the snow. While heavy snow should keep drivers at home, you’ll find many people who think they can still navigate snowy streets. This is where things get dangerous. When heavy snow falls, you don’t always remember where things are, such as sidewalks, fire hydrants and even concrete barriers.

While concrete barriers are often put up to help with traffic flow and block off areas that can’t be accessed at a given time, they’re usually high enough that even when snow falls, you can still see them. However, when heavy snowfall occurs – like the historic snowstorms in Boston in the spring of 2015 – you can’t see things like fire hydrants and concrete barriers. This can be potentially deadly for drivers who shouldn’t be on the streets anyway.

In order to avoid concrete barriers, you have to know where they are. If you can’t see them and visibility is poor, even if you’ve driven down the same street for 20 years, you’re going to miss it, especially in the snow. Snow not only limits visibility, but when it’s heavy, it makes a variety of things blend together. When combined with a concrete barrier, it’s easy to miss, hit and cause an accident you might not live through.

The best thing to do when driving in poor visibility is to go slow, follow traffic patterns, and take your time. Patience is a virtue when it comes to driving in poor weather, especially snow, and if you can avoid going out at all, that’s the safest way to avoid any obstacles in your way. Concrete barriers can destroy your car, injure you and potentially cause lasting damage that can’t be repaired to you, your car and the surrounding area.