Case Study: Providing Reliable Protection for People Using and Maintaining This Corridor
The central reserve on the M18 was renewed to provide reliable protection for people using and maintaining this corridor. The project replaced the vehicle restraint system (VRS) through constrained…
Read moreCase Study: Improving Site Safety and Operational Efficiency with Incursion Defender
Incursion Defender was trialled during Costain’s major refurbishment and strengthening project on the A12, Eastern Avenue. On behalf of Transport for London (TfL), they were delivering a complex roadworks…
Read moreCase Study: Rapid Delivery of a Custom Hostile Vehicle Mitigation Solution for the Bilston Markets Redevelopment
As part of the major redevelopment of Bilston Markets, a bespoke Hostile Vehicle Mitigation (HVM) solution was required to improve perimeter security by preventing unauthorised vehicle access, while complementing…
Read moreCase Study: Managing Complex Urban Works Where the Public Can’t Be Moved
Hill & Smith Infrastructure was appointed by RH Traffic Management to support a complex programme of verge works at a busy live site in Liverpool, where maintaining operational control around pedestrians…
Read moreCase Study: Physical Incursion Protection Within a Live Road Closure
A full weekend closure of the A47 on the North Tuddenham to Easton Dualling Project provided a live operational environment for Galliford Try, Hill & Smith Infrastructure and HW…
Read moreCase Study: Vulnerable Ageing Structure Protected with a Modern Concrete VRS Solution
The A465 Llangua scheme showcases the successful integration of modern safety solutions within a historic structure. Completed in December 2025, the project upgraded the Vehicle Restraint System (VRS) on…
Read moreCase Study: Automated Access Control Solution to Save Costs on Highway Roadworks
The M27 Southampton scheme required CR Civil Engineering to manage access across a shifting work zone. To address challenges around mobility, automation and cost, Hill & Smith Infrastructure supplied…
Read moreCase Study: Extending the Life of Vital Bridge Structures
National Highways and Devon County Council faced significant risks to ageing footbridge structures on the A34 Three Maids Hill and A379 Exeter Bypass. To avoid costly replacements and improve…
Read moreCase Study: Where Innovation Meets Environmental Sustainability
Hill & Smith Infrastructure, BmJV and their delivery partners implemented a pioneering approach to central reserve Rigid Concrete Barrier (RCB) installation across two major schemes on the Strategic Road…
Read moreCase Study: Temporary Vehicle Restraint System Installed on the M1
Supply and installation of temporary vehicle restraint systems (VRS), enabling a central reservation upgraded on one of the UK’s business motorways corridor
Read moreCase Study: Temporary Vehicle Restraint System on the M42 for HS2
HS2 is the UK’s largest infrastructure project, designed to improve connectivity between London, the Midlands, and the North. Along the M42 corridor – a critical section intersecting with the…
Read moreCase Study: Flagship Scheme
The A27 Shopwyke project, completed in May 2024, involved the installation of a concrete barrier to protect the piers of a footbridge situated at the edge of a busy…
Read moreCase Study: SentriGate Traffic Management
Four strategically positioned SentriGates took over the entrances, exits, and vital checkpoints around the Junction of Botley Road and Cripley Road, a crucial traffic point. Under the vigilance of…
Read moreCase Study: SentriGate Access Control
Following advice from leading vehicle restraint system (VRS) experts at Hardstaff Barriers, it was decided that a physical barrier would also be used in addition to the traffic signals.…
Read moreCase Study: Bespoke Temporary VRS
The barrier works at the Brent Cross Interchange have been completed with a bespoke solution from Asset-VRS.
Read moreCase Study: Multibloc VRS
The pre-painted red and white Multibloc TVCB were installed 4.3m from the running face of the temporary studs and the line of the traffic in the central reserve as…
Read moreCase Study: Temporary VRS
Asset VRS was selected by Jackson Civil Engineering to install a suitable vehicle restraint system (VRS) on the bridge, as part of the Environment Agency scheme.
Read moreCase Study: HVM Barriers
Mourners who visited Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral and paid their respects in Westminster were protected from the threat of vehicle-borne attacks thanks to years of meticulous planning and one…
Read moreCase Study: REBLOC VRS
The historic Smithy Wood footbridge over the M1 needed increased protection in the event of a collision, but limited space at the roadside meant there were few options available.…
Read moreCase Study: Temporary VRS
Varioguard protecting both road workers and passing traffic on the M5 near Exeter
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