Traffic barricade

A traffic barricade^[1] is a type of barricade fitted with flashing lights and used to block excavations or road construction or other safety-related purposes. Formerly made of wood, or wood and steel, many now have structural members made wholly of plastic or composite materials.

• The A-frame barricade or parade barricade resembles a sawhorse with a brightly painted top rail.
• The Type I (or II) barricade also known as a waffle-board barricade resembles a sawhorse that can be folded flat. Type I indicates sheeting on top; Type II has sheeting on top and bottom.^[2]
• The Type III barricade has multiple rails supported by two end posts with feet.

One large multi-state company providing traffic barricade services was Houston-based, Highway Technologies, Inc., a US construction company that maintained offices in 33 cities.^[3] It filed for bankruptcy in May 2013, laying off 740 of its 825 employees.^[4] The company was founded in approximately 1983.^[5]

References

1. "Traffic Barricades". sourcesecurity.com.
2. "Traffic Barricade, Type I Barricade, Type II Barricade, Solid Plastic Board Barricade". Trans Supply. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
3. Traffic-barrier company closes its doors day before Colfax Marathon, 18 May 2013, Denver Post.
4. Construction supply company closes doors, lays off 740, 28 May 2013, Houston Chronicle.
5. Highway Technologies Lays off 180 Employees, KDAF Dallas nightcap, 29 May 2013.