DOT Trains Towers for Cable Medians

The people who deal with crashes in medians are back in the classroom in Moorhead, Minn. MnDOT is showing emergency responders and tow-truck drivers how their new cable barriers work.Crews have been installing the cable medians barriers along I-94. By placing the barriers in specific locations, officials say they can prevent fatal and serious injury crashes. “Their primary purpose is to prevent cars from crossing into the median,” said a DOT spokesman. “That’s when we have some of the really bad crashes and accidents with really bad result.”MnDOT has installed more than 300 miles of cable median barrier in the last 10 years. Source: www.wday.com.