Case studies

Case 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…

Case 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…

Case 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…

Case 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…

Case 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

Case 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…

Case 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…

Case 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…

Case 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.…

Case study: Bespoke Temporary VRS

The barrier works at the Brent Cross Interchange have been completed with a bespoke solution from Asset-VRS.

Case 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…

Case 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.

Case 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…

Case 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.…

Case study: Temporary VRS

Varioguard protecting both road workers and passing traffic on the M5 near Exeter

Case Study: Temporary VRS

Protecting road workers and passing traffic under the Birmingham airport flight pass

Case study: Temporary VRS

Specialist temporary vehicle restraint systems (TVRS) were installed to protect the bridges, located east and westbound on the M50 motorway, while the intricate repair work was carried out.

Case study: Mass barriers

The MASS barriers with Siteguard fencing protected the 80-strong team of road workers on the A45 Sprint corridor scheme in Birmingham, ahead of the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Case study: Highways VRS

Highways England manages the strategic road network in England, comprising motorways and some A roads. When steel central reserve barriers are coming to the end of their working life,…

Case study: Temporary VRS

Fully tested to EN1317: N2 W3, N2 W4, N2 W5, N2 W6 and H1 W6 Varioguard can be installed using the Asset Drilling Rig, providing ZERO Hand Arm Vibration, with…