When driving your vehicle, you may have noticed short, thick posts on roadways or in front of structures. Known as bollards, these posts are typically used for protection purposes. While bollards are sometimes constructed from collapsible materials to minimize damage to vehicles, precast concrete bollards are normally chosen when maximum protection and durability is required.
How Are Precast Concrete Bollards Used? Bollards provide a physical barrier to protect pedestrians from encroaching vehicles and to define traffic patterns. When used in conjunction with sidewalk extensions and other traffic calming measures, bollards alert drivers to narrowed roadways and prevent vehicles from entering walkways and mounting sidewalks. Bollards are frequently chosen to protect door and stair entries in parking garages.
Bollards can be custom fabricated to match any structure fabricated by High Concrete Group. Standard units include:
Type 1: 3' x 2' diameter, conical
Type 2: 3' x 2' diameter, cylindrical
Type 3: 3'-8" x 1'-6" diameter, conical
Bollards can be made ready for lights.
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What Are the Advantages of Precast Concrete Bollards?
Unlike standard concrete bollards made from concrete that is poured on-site, precast bollards are cast in reusable molds in a factory environment, then transported to the job site for installation. This provides greater control over the manufacturing process.
Perhaps the most obvious benefit of precast concrete bollards is their superior strength — even moderately sized precast bollards are extremely heavy, with a density of 3,500-3,700 pounds per cubic yard. Precast bollards require little in the way of maintenance. Generally, power washing for cleaning is all that is required. They are also an affordable protective barrier option, especially when you consider their excellent durability.
Why Choose Precast Bollards From High Concrete?
High Concrete has more than three-quarters of a century of experience in providing the most effective precast concrete solutions for architects and construction professionals. With our unrivaled expertise, we can help you meet your most demanding design challenges. We’re known throughout the industry for being innovative leaders who always stand behind our concrete solutions. We also work to establish long-standing relationships with our clients based on a foundation of trust.
Contact Us to Learn More About the Many Benefits of Precast Concrete Bollards
Learn more about how precast bollards from High Concrete can create a solid, impenetrable physical barrier on your roadway or around your facility. Give us a call at 877-844-4418 today. Make us your single source for all of your precast concrete needs.
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