Title:
White Concrete Reflects Highway Safety
Author(s):
M. K. Hurd
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
24
Issue:
3
Appears on pages(s):
62-66
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DOI:
Date:
3/1/2002
Abstract:
The high visibility of white concrete structures enhances driving safety. Departments of transportation are using white concrete for everything from bridge parapets to median barriers. Contractors build white concrete median barriers in the same way as gray ones. Steel reinforcement guards against pieces of concrete being dislodged by a crash, as well as adding to the barrier’s flexural strength. Precautions necessary to ensure that the concrete is white tend to put a premium on the cost of white concrete.