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| Keywords: i-69 i69 interstate 69 interstate69 indiana greene county greenecounty road interstate construction freeway infrastructure fitch barriers fitchbarriers barrels fitch barrels fitchbarrels milestone contractors milestonecontractors Fitch Barriers lined up in front of the median bridge pier of the overpass carrying Hobbieville Road over Interstate 69 in Greene County, Indiana; looking north. These familiar and common barrels, named after the man who devised them, race car driver John Fitch, form a simple yet effective system to reduce the severity of crashes. Filled with sand in increasing gradations, the barriers help slow a vehicle on impact, and lessen a potential violent collision with a solid obstruction, such as a bridge abutment or column. The barriers are inexpensive, easy to maintain, and have saved thousands of lives since their implementation in the late 1960s. Milestone Contractors, prime contractor (Indiana I-69 Corridor Project, Section 4, Segments 4/5/6a). Fitch Barriers lined up in front of the median bridge pier of the overpass carrying Hobbieville Road over Interstate 69 in Greene County, Indiana; looking north. These familiar and common barrels, named after the man who devised them, race car driver John Fitch, form a simple yet effective system to reduce the severity of crashes. Filled with sand in increasing gradations, the barriers help slow a vehicle on impact, and lessen a potential violent collision with a solid obstruction, such as a bridge abutment or column. The barriers are inexpensive, easy to maintain, and have saved thousands of lives since their implementation in the late 1960s. Milestone Contractors, prime contractor (Indiana I-69 Corridor Project, Section 4, Segments 4/5/6a). | ||||
