Median Barrier
A median crossover crash, a form of a roadway departure, occurs when a vehicle leaves the left side of a divided roadway, crosses the median and strikes a vehicle on the opposing side of the highway. These crashes can cause serious injuries or fatalities as they tend to occur on higher speed roadways and typically are head-on crashes.
A countermeasure to prevent median crossover crashes is to install some form of median barrier. Median barriers can come in the forms of concrete barriers, steel guardrails, or high-tension cable barrier—all separating two directions of travel. DelDOT has been working to prevent median crossover crashes on all of Delaware’s freeways by installing either guardrail or high-tension cable barrier in medians.
