Ironman Hybrid is the first ever Australian hybrid barrier, combining heavy duty steel components with concrete ballast to provide a barrier that delivers excellent performance with no anchoring. This temporary crash barrier is known as well for its performance and deflection, as it is for its usability and quick deployment. This barrier is perfectly suited to your next low-mid speed projects.
The Ironman Hybrid Barrier rental is one of our innovations and adaptations of our original form of this barrier. It offers excellent flexibility for 40 and 60km/h projects. This freestanding temporary longitudinal approved crash barrier hire system has been successfully crash tested to MASH TL-2.
This steel temporary barrier has an Austroads Safety Barrier Assessment Panel (ASBAP) approval to 70km/h. Its lightweight and stackable design offers transport cost savings when compared to traditional concrete barriers. Our fleet consists of only Hybrid Ironman and we have successfully installed over 100km of product since our rental business commenced.
We offer a turn-key solution when it comes to temporary crash barriers for hire, and all deployments will be solely managed and certified by the Road Safety Rental team.
The key benefits of the Ironman Hybrid TL-2 crash barrier are:
Ironman Hybrid Barriers can be deployed with a Steel Wedge (engineered angle pieces) to accommodate continuous traffic barrier deployment on tight radius projects. The Steel Wedge piece is incorporated in-between individual Ironman Hybrid temporary barriers allowing placement at tighter radii, offering a significant advantage over traditional barrier deployments as the radius can be as tight as 10m.
Effective Length | 4.15m |
Height | 813mm |
Width | 546mm |
Weight | 925kg |
Weight Per Metre | 225kg |
Succesfully Tested To | MASH TL-2 |
ASBAP Approval To | 70km/h |
TL-2 Deflection | 1.49m |
Amount Transportable Per Semi Truck | 24 |
Multiple End Treatments Can Be Used | Yes |
Sight/Debris Screen Options Bolt On | Yes (subject to site assessment) |
Lightweight | Yes |
High Containment | No |
Safe Redirection | Yes |
Fast Deployment/Retrieval | Yes |
No Anchoring Required | Yes |
Economical To Transport | Yes |
Maintenance Free | Yes |
Durable | Yes |
Road Safety Rental recently deployed Ironman Hybrid and SLED End Terminals for Lojac Civil Contractors, during the construction phase of a new premier land development in Melbourne’s West. Skylark Rise Estate offers a unique landscape, giving residents the opportunity to live amongst nature, incorporating an array of recreational parks, open spaces and facilities with extensive scenic frontage along Toolern Creek.
The Road Safety Rental teams were delighted to partner with Lojac Civil Contractors again, using the winning combination of Ironman Hybrid Barrier with SLED End Terminals to ensure site safety, protecting motorists and workers while construction is underway and remains a high priority.
The Ironman Hybrid Barriers with End Treatment recently deployed in Victoria’s North West region, successfully redirected a 60 tonne B triple truck possibly saving the life of the truck driver who had fallen asleep behind the wheel, and potentially other contractors and operators nearby. It’s a great example of how a work zone barrier can genuinely save lives.
The Ironman Hybrid Barrier offers excellent flexibility for 40, 60 and some 80km/h projects, and has an Austroads Safety Barrier Assessment Panel (ASBAP) approval to 80km/h. This freestanding temporary longitudinal approved crash barrier system has been successfully crash tested to NCHRP 350 TL-3 and MASH TL2 70kph. It’s lightweight and stackable design offers transport cost savings when compared to traditional concrete barriers.
Bitu-Mill were awarded this contract in late 2020. The project incorporated a significant number of stages, which led to the decision to utilise Ironman Hybrid Barriers to ensure a high standard of workzone protection throughout these works. The project has run smoothly to date with a number of shifts completed.
The versatile and easy demobilisation and re-deployment capacity of the Ironman Hybrid Barrier resulted in a significant cost reduction and increased efficiencies from a construction program perspective. Ironman Hybrid has been the perfect temporary barrier for this 40km/h to 60km/h project site.
A complex project involving significant road improvements to the Midland Hwy between Meredith and Buninyong was recently awarded to MACA Infrastructure. The works comprised of the installation of safety barrier in high-risk areas, the addition of an overtaking lane in each direction, the installation of audio tactile rumble strips to alert drivers if their vehicle becomes off-course, significant widening of pavement, sealing of the shoulders of the road, improvements to the intersection of Midland Highway and Clarendon-Lal Lal Road by constructing turning lanes, traffic islands and adding extra signage, and, making minor improvements to other intersections.
Road Safety Rental were proud to be working alongside the principal contractor to provide all the temporary barrier protection for MACA, their teams and subcontractors while these important works are carried out.
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As significant works continue on the Midland Hwy as part of the SSRIP program, the Road Safety Rental team have had a substantial deployment along the Midland Hwy since the second half of 2020. The works have consisted of several long sections of works and significant barrier shifts between stages. In scorching temperatures over 30 degrees and some enormous challenges on site, the record for the most amount of Ironman Hybrid Barrier deployed in a single shift, by a single crew was broken…
The Road Safety Rental team demobilised a whopping 1158m and re-installed an astonishing 1308m of barrier. This was an enormous feat and the Bitu-Mill Construction team may never forget this milestone and achievement.
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Road Safety Rental worked closely with Bitu-Mill to supply suitable temporary safety barriers during the construction of a roundabout at the intersection of Woods Road and Murray Valley Highway in Yarrawonga. The Ironman Hybrid Barriers have proven the ideal choice for this project, due to economical freight, simple deployment and flexibility to negate the alignment required.
At the completion of the works, the new roadway and roundabout will ease congestion and allow increased flow in and around one the busiest areas of the Moira Shire. Another happy Road Safety Rental customer, who commented of the experience with our team as being flexible, positive and solution driven.
This project sees a connector road in the western suburbs undergoing a significant duplication, and the choice of barrier was a considered one. Negri needed the right blend of flexibility within the barrier system, so needed a freestanding barrier system and also something with low deflection and performance to ensure contractors and staff are safe working behind the barriers during the 6-8 months project.
The project has been delivered predominantly in two extensive stages, with the project new at full mobilisation and approx. 1250m of Ironman Hybrid Barriers. The choice was made easy by the turn-key solutions provided by the Road Safety Rental team and sees Negri with another safe and effective temporary barrier system on their worksites.
The organising committee of the Christmas Festival of Lights, which is one of Melbourne’s largest and most iconic street festivals, needed to ensure the protection the crowds enjoying the event, held on Saturday the 30th of November. The event offers a magical night of fun, entertainment and festivity. There are many free activities, such as live theatre, rides, food trucks and visits with Santa. The night wraps up with an impressive fireworks display. It attracts upwards of 50,000 people, and is the largest free Christmas event in Victoria.
As the event required several major road closures, Road Safety Rental were engaged by contractor, Frankston City Council, to provide a crash barrier solution to ensure an errant vehicle would not enter the pedestrian area.
The Ironman Hybrid Barrier was chosen due to being freestanding and cost effective to deploy, whilst still offering event organisers peace of mind, being ASBAP approved up to 80km/h.