The Onetai Stream Bridge on State Highway 26 (SH26) north of Paeroa has been replaced improving road safety for New Zealand motorists. The original bridge was designed and constructed in 1976. The 2025 replacement bridge is 3m wider and features specially engineered glulam timber beams, plywood decking and MASH compliant CrocGuard® barrier. Developed by Safe…
The TAU-XR is a Low Maintenance Crash Cushion providing rapid repair & reusability of components following design impacts. Developed by Linsday Transportation of the USA, the TAU-XR is fully re-directive and non-gating, providing safe vehicle containment and ride-down decelerations. The system can be secured directly to a concrete pad or asphalt road surface and is…
RocketBloc® has been recommended for acceptance by the Austroads Safety Barrier Safety Panel (ASBAP). Developed by Safe Direction, RocketBloc® is a steel blocking piece designed for retrofitting to Public Domain G4 W-Beam. RocketBloc® replaces the public domain C-block and elevates compliance of the G4 W-Beam system to MASH TL3. RocketBloc® positions the w-beam 800mm above…
HammerBeam® Bridge & Culvert Barrier, compliant with MASH TL3 has been recommended for acceptance by the Austroads Safety Barrier Safety Panel (ASBAP). HammerBeam® combines the strength of thrie-beam guardrail with the yielding behaviour of the RamShield® W-Beam post. The RamShield® post is designed to collapse upon impact distinguishing it from heavier, rigid post systems…
RamShield® Low Deflection has been recommended for acceptance by the Austroads Safety Barrier Safety Panel (ASBAP). RamShield® Low Deflection combines the sectional strength of C-posts with standard w-beam to reduces the clearance required between barrier and hazard, an important design consideration for installation on narrow formations. RamShield® Low Deflection is approved with the w-beam rail…
Safe Direction is pleased to offer the VGAN 400 Bridge Barrier to the Australian market. Manufactured from lightweight, special grade aluminium, VGAN 400 has been full-scale crash tested to MASH TL4, demonstrating containment of a 10,000kg rigid truck travelling at 90km/h and 15 degrees. The modular design of VGAN simplifies installation and facilitates ease of…
Safe Direction is pleased to announce the launch of the RamShield Transition. Accepted by the Austroads Safety Barrier Assessment Panel (ASBAP) and compliant with MASH Test Level 3, the RamShield Transition provides a smooth, snag free connection between steel guardrail barriers and rigid barriers, including concrete parapets and CrocGuard bridge and culvert barrier. The simple…
We are delighted to announce the merger of Safe Direction Pty Ltd and Australian Construction Products Pty Ltd (ACP). On 1 May 2023 Jaybro, Australia’s leading supplier to the civil construction and infrastructure sector, and owner of ACP, purchased 100% of the share capital of Safe Direction. Under Jaybro’s ownership the two businesses will be…
Safe Direction®️ and Managing Director Hayden Wallace were recently featured in an article in the December 2021 issue of Business View Oceania magazine. Read the article here.
