Temporary Construction Barrier – Addition of APE Composite Barrier, Concrete Reactive Tension System and Defender Minimum Deflection System

TCP number
000-0216
Notice type
Standard
Applies to
OPSS - Ontario Provincial Standard Specifications
No. specification
MTOD 911.580 MTOD 911.581 MTOD 911.640 MTOD 911.542 MTOD 911
Posted by
Highway Design Office
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Comment period
August 13, 2024 - September 10, 2024 (28 days) Closed
Last updated

This consultation was open from:
August 13, 2024
to September 10, 2024

Decision summary

One comment was received. The comment was appropriate and will have a response posted

Decision details

The comment addressed an inconsistency between the draft update to OPSS.PROV 741 which listed the APE barrier as Category III and the draft drawing for the APE barrier which indicated it as Category IV. The barrier is Category IV and the draft OPSS.PROV 741 will be corrected to reflect this.

Comments received

Effects of consultation

Public comments were received and responded to. One correction to the draft OPSS.PROV 741 resulted from these comments.

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Original proposal

TCP number
000-0216
Type notice
Standard
Posted by
Highway Design Office
Proposal posted

Comment period

August 13, 2024 - September 10, 2024 (28 days)

Proposal details

Two new MTOD’s for APE Composite TCB: 911.580, 911.581.

One new MTOD for Concrete Reactive Tension System: 911.640

Two new MTOD’s for Defender Minimum Deflection System: 911.542, 911.543

Update of OPSS.PROV 741 to introduce the above systems as Category III, III and IV TCBs respectively. Also introduces composite TCB category to complement concrete and steel types. Introduces allowable damage parameters for composite barriers.

Correction of Type I listing in Table 2 for Type H concrete TCB to Type II to reflect actual crash test outcome is also included in the OPSS.PROV 741 update.

An administrative update to CAIS 741 is included to reflect the November 2024 date of the updated OPSS.PROV 741 for information purposes only”

Comment

Commenting is now closed.

This consultation was open from August 13, 2024
to September 10, 2024

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