New guardrail system being tested to improve road safety


The rails resemble the rolling barrier system, a road safety feature, seen in several countries including Malaysia, Australia and the US.
ST PHOTO: ZAIHAN MOHAMED YUSOF
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SINGAPORE - A stretch of yellow-barreled rails over 20m in length was recently installed along the road shoulder of the slip road leading to the start of the Bukit Timah Expressway (BKE) towards Woodlands.

The rails resemble the rolling barrier system, a road safety feature, seen in several countries including Malaysia, Australia and the United States.

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