What do people think when they hear the term “guard rail”? Is it something on an elevated platform that prevents people from falling? Is it that low-profile metal strip that runs along the freeway? Or ...

There is actually a lot of engineering that goes into guard rails, but most of them have been on the roads for decades. The technology is getting better, and it’s time for an upgrade. We’ve seen ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A curve along a busy university-area road is getting an update that could help keep speeding drivers off of the sidewalk. Crews spent Monday installing a metal guard rail ...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's plan to mandate side underride guards may represent one of the costliest trucking mandates of all time. It's being carried out in the name of ...

New Jersey joined 30 other states which banned the use of a guard rail part, because of safety questions that have been raised after 14 accidents and four deaths. NJ DOT officials announced Friday ...

The maker of a highway guard rail component that is supposed to reduce the severity of collisions is being sued by the father of a dead teen who claims the device is a killer instead. "I believe this ...