Divider Delay

[Marcus Allen]

Hey HAIFers. So, along HWY 6 from the overpass at I10 all the way to the northern edge of the Addicks Reserve, workers were creating some sort of Hwy divider (don't know what else to call it; but those concrete and steel things to keep us from jumping into the opposite lanes) and had set posts into the road, and began the rebar like frame which, I assume, the concrete will adhere to. Well, they worked like gangbusters for a couple of days to complete maybe a quarter mile of this framing. And then just stopped. That was two weeks ago. Any ideas as to why they would start up at what seemed like exceptional speed and then stop cold turkey?

[BigFootsSocks]

Contractor issues maybe, or a redesign in engineering.

[DNAguy]

Hey HAIFers. So, along HWY 6 from the overpass at I10 all the way to the northern edge of the Addicks Reserve, workers were creating some sort of Hwy divider (don't know what else to call it; but those concrete and steel things to keep us from jumping into the opposite lanes) and had set posts into the road, and began the rebar like frame which, I assume, the concrete will adhere to. Well, they worked like gangbusters for a couple of days to complete maybe a quarter mile of this framing. And then just stopped. That was two weeks ago. Any ideas as to why they would start up at what seemed like exceptional speed and then stop cold turkey?

 

Jersey barriers?

 

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey_barrier

[Purpledevil]

Huh, I always thought those were called K-rails.

[august948]

Huh, I always thought those were called K-rails.

 

They're also called that.

 

From the wikipedia article...

 

 

A Jersey barrier is also known in the western United States as K-rail, a term borrowed from the California Department of Transportation specification for temporary concrete traffic barriers

 

[Marcus Allen]

Thanks for the insight into what the hex they are called. I remember when they were wooden posts. Haha. And, I am not even THAT old.