VicRoads Approved Plastic Road Barriers Make sure your barrier is approved for road use in Victoria For contractors working on road projects in Victoria, it's critical to ensure your team are protected from potential vehicle hazards whilst you’re working in the road corridor. Working alongside moving traffic is always a high-risk activity and therefore, it’s important to make sure your...

RMS Approved Temporary Barriers Compliance is critical when working on NSW road projects, and that extends to your safety barriers as well.  It’s important to ensure that the crash barriers you buy are right for the job, so if you’re not sure which is which, or what barriers are accepted by RMS, give Fortress Fencing a call.  Which temporary barriers...

Temporary concrete barrier FAQ’S As a leading supplier of longitudinal concrete barriers, our team often gets asked a lot of questions about them. From approvals and specifications to weighing up the benefits of buying over hiring – our customers in the civil, construction, infrastructure and roadwork sectors turn to Fortress Fencing to answer any questions about concrete barriers. Our barrier...

Armorzone MASH Temporary Traffic Barriers for Sydney road work sites Working alongside fast-moving traffic is always a high-risk activity. However, often it can’t be avoided when you are working on road work projects in the city. Even on smaller or shorter duration roadwork projects, safety is a key consideration that mustn’t be overlooked. Whilst contractors across Sydney typically understand the...

Should you buy or hire water filled barriers? There are a lot of waterfilled barriers on the market in Australia. They generally all serve the same purpose - creating a barricade - but some are specifically designed to protect people from fast traffic, and some are simply used for pedestrian delineation.  Once you’ve determined what you’re going to be using...

How out of the box thinking resulted in a $250,000 freight saving for the Bruce Highway project When contractors working on the Bruce Highway Duplication near Cairns required concrete crash barriers, local supply was a problem.With no local supplier available to source and ship the barriers to site, freight was looking to be a huge expense.By applying some out-of-the-box thinking...

Lo-Ro Water Barriers making Westconnex safer Lo-Ro Water Filled Barriers Project: Westconnex Rozelle Interchange Project Details: System used: Lo-Ro Water Barriers Time Period: mid 2020 Customer: CPBJHJV Install Length: 200 metres THE PROJECT WestConnex is Australia’s largest road infrastructure project aimed at easing congestion and connecting communities across Sydney. Consisting of a 33km traffic-light-free motorway network, it is made up...

Western Program Alliance use Jersey Barriers in Hoppers Crossing CONCRETE BARRIERS Project: Level Crossing Removal Project Project Details: System used: DB80 concrete barriers with SLED end treatment Location: Hoppers Crossing, Victoria Time period: Mid 2020 Product Specifications THE PROJECT The Western Program Alliance is working on removing the level crossing at Old Geelong Road, Hoppers Crossing. In its place, a...

The 4 Essential Types of Fencing for your Construction Site Fencing off areas and using barriers to make safe zones is a key part of any construction site set up. Different types of fencing and barriers can be used to create walkways, cordon off areas, create better security and ensure safety for workers and pedestrians. Depending on the area and...

Temporary Water Barriers for Geelong Construction Project TRAFIX WATER FILLED BARRIERS Project: Prison Access Road Construction Project Details: System Used: Trafix temporary water filled barriers Time Period: July 2020 Customer: John Holland Quantity: 300+ water barriers THE PROJECT John Holland has secured the contract to build Chisolm Road Prison in Victoria, a new maximum security facility that will accommodate over...