A Jersey barrier or Jersey wall is a modular concrete barrier employed to separate lanes of traffic. It is designed to minimize vehicle damage in cases of incidental contact while still preventing crossover in the case of head-on accidents.
Also utilized extensively to re-route traffic and protect pedestrians during highway construction, such barriers are increasingly deployed in anti-terrorism roles as both quick fixes and semi-permanent protections against perceived landborne threats.
Jersey barriers are known colloquially by a variety of names in the U.S., including Jersey bumps and, in the western states, K-rail - a term borrowed from the California Department of Transportation specification for temporary concrete traffic barriers.
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