Nahan Highway in HP gets India’s first Rolling Guardrail system

NAHAN: NH 907A, from Nahan to Kumarhatti in Himachal Pradesh gets India’s first Rolling Barrier Guardrail System to avoid accidents. It is a pilot project of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India and installed by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).

The system is meant for accident prone roads, especially hairpin bends and curves in the hilly areas. The barriers are supposed to push the vehicle back towards the road, while their luminescent color will make it visible to the drivers at night. It is also meant to minimise casualties by absorbing collision shock energy and converting it into rotational energy by the rotators in the barrier.

The system has been developed by Evolution in Traffic Innovation (ETI), a South Korean company. India’s investment in the technology is expected to address the issue of road accidents on highways.