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
Proposal
Proposal posted
Comment period
August 13, 2024 - September 10, 2024 (28 days) Open
Last updated

This consultation closes at 11:59 p.m. on:
September 10, 2024

Proposal summary

Introduction of APE composite TCB, Concrete Reactive Tension System (as CRTS) Movable Temporary Concrete Barrier and Defender Minimum Deflection System steel barrier. Five new drawings and update to OPSS.PROV 741.

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”

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