OTW Safety

Traffic Safety

Water-filled Barriers – are they right for your workzone?

What are water-filled barriers? Water-filled barriers are just that – plastic barricades perfectly designed to hold water. They are most commonly made in the jersey-shaped variety, a tried and true barricade shape that has been in use for decades. When filled with water, barricades drastically multiply their weight, making them extremely sturdy and highly reliable …

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Orange OTW water-filled barricadse set up along a Salt Lake City street with a construction truck in the background

Over 600 fatalities occur every year in work zones around the nation.

Over 600 fatalities occur every year in work zones around the nation, despite very successful efforts to minimize work zone safety hazards. These are some of the most problematic areas of roadways, and accidents are often attributed to driver inattentiveness, excessive speed and lack of proper highway safety equipment. Placement of the correct signs and …

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