Saudi Arabia is a vast kingdom, so all traffic safety entities pay great attention to improving and securing desert roads, which is why the MegaSRail barriers were produced.
What are MegaSRail Barriers?
MegaSRail is a significant development in desert road safety. They perform the same classic function as a standard Guardrail in preventing vehicles from swerving and getting them back on the road as smoothly as possible to minimize the impact of a collision. Still, the structure’s shape has been developed to suit the desert landscape so that sand doesn’t accumulate and bury the barrier over time.
Importance of MegaSRail Barriers in Road Safety
At first glance, the MegaSRail stands out for its compatibility with the desert environment compared to other barriers buried under the sand over time. Therefore, its installation is considered a disadvantageous idea, with high material losses in the short term and human losses in the long term.
Short-term losses
Burying standard barriers causes them to lose their function, so investing in them in desert areas is an economic loss. The barrier loses its function and increases the risk of becoming invisible and deteriorating.
Long-term losses
The long-term economic losses exceed the short-term losses because the barrier after it is buried, causes additional danger on the road. Instead of being a protection factor, it can be strong support for a high sand barrier on the sides of the road that poses an additional danger if cars collide. Hence, the barrier becomes a factor that destroys traffic safety and increases the risk instead of reducing it.
Features of MegaSRail Barriers
Although MegaSRail can be installed in desert areas, it also has several other important advantages
- There are fewer posts to replace in the event of a collision.
- It can be installed on uneven surfaces without problems.
- Easy to install and doesn’t require a lot of labor.
- Can be installed and extended over long distances.
MegaSRail is produced from high-quality materials and is professionally galvanized to ensure its weather resistance. This is especially important since they are exposed to extreme environmental and weather conditions in which galvanizing the MegaSRail is necessary to ensure their survival.
Comparison of Guardrail and MegaSRail barriers
Although MegaSRail is best suited for installation on desert roads, Guardrail is best suited for installation on urban and two-way roads, and metal barriers can be available in more than one version, including double and triple, depending on the requirements.
Both MegaSRail and Guardrail barriers are equally important, but the deciding factor is where the system is installed.
Shawahid is proud to provide both MegaSRail and Guardrail barriers because we are very keen to secure roads of various types and in multiple conditions, whether desert or urban, to ensure that traffic safety spreads throughout Saudi Arabia, which we provide easily through direct communication on the following contacts.