TrafFix Devices’ water cable barrier — its latest advancement in highway safety — is engineered to elevate both protection and deployment efficiency for contractors and agencies.
The water cable barrier is the world’s first longitudinal barrier to be MASH (Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware) tested, passed and eligible at TL-1 50 km per hour and TL-2 70 km per hour levels with or without chain link fence panelling.
The internal galvanized steel cable system connects each barrier segment, forming a continuous protective line to intercept and restrain vehicles if an impact occurs. While standard channelizing devices may permit vehicles to break through at high speeds, the water cable barrier’s cable-linked design is engineered to keep vehicles from intruding into work zones, substantially enhancing onsite security.
The system is construction with polyethylene and UV stabilization to resist fading, cracking and breakage, ensuring reliable field performance and long service life through tough weather and repeated use.
A unique double-wall knuckle safeguards hinge points, minimizing breakage and downtime. Field crews benefit from an oversized fill hole and secure twist-lock cap for faster filling and secure water retention, while a tamper-resistant drain plug with coarse, buttress threading streamlines maintenance and eliminates cross-threading issues.
The water cable barrier is available in high-visibility orange and white, with custom colours on request. Each barrier measures 1.9 metres long, 81 cm high, and 45 cm wide.
Empty, each barrier section weighs 45 kg for easy handling but delivers heavy-duty impact resistance at 530-kg when filled.
Deployment efficiency is also enhanced by forklift and pallet jack slots for rapid repositioning, plus a hinged design that allows up to 30 degrees of pivot between sections.
Each barrier comes standard with a galvanized steel connection pin, allowing sections to be securely linked into a continuous protective wall.
The newly available corner piece enables versatile 90-degree angles for custom site layouts and boundary configurations.
Barriers stack for compact transport and storage, reducing logistical costs, with each unit featuring a steel connection pin for secure linking on busy job sites.
