Press Releases
FHWA issues Eligibility Letter for J-J Hooks MASH Free-Standing Design
Easi-Set Worldwide product announcement. On February 9, 2018, The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) issued Federal-Aid Eligibility Letter B300 for the J-J Hooks free-standing MASH TL3 highway safety barrier design. Previously FHWA had issued Letter of Eligibility B52B for the J-J Hooks MASH bolted to concrete barriers and B52C for the J-J Hooks MASH pinned to asphalt barriers.
Read moreSmith-Midland wins $9 million J-J Hooks safety barrier contract for I-66 Express Lanes Project.
Easi-Set Worldwide product announcement. Easi-Set Worldwide announces that FAM Construction, LLC (a Ferrovial Agroman US and Allan Myers partnership) has awarded Smith-Midland the contract to supply up to 245,000 LF of J-J Hooks precast concrete safety barrier for the I-66 Outside the Beltway Express Lanes project in Northern Virginia.
Read moreForterra Pipe & Precast adds strength to J-J Hooks Producer Family
Easi-Set Worldwide announced the addition of one of North America’s premier precasters to the Easi-Set family of licensed product producers. Forterra, headquartered in Irving, Texas, has joined our network of J-J Hooks highway safety barrier producers.
Read moreJ-J Hooks Freestanding Precast Concrete Safety Barrier, Now Fully MASH TL-3 Compliant
Easi-Set Worldwide product announcement. Easi-Set Worldwide announces the completion of MASH TL3 testing of their newly designed freestanding precast concrete safety barrier. The 3-10 small car crash test was conducted by the Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX on November 14, 2017, completing the required TL3 tests. The 3-11 pickup truck crash test was completed in January of this year.
Read moreSmith-Midland will produce over 23 miles of J-J Hooks safety barrier for major highway project.
The Lane Construction Corporation has awarded Smith-Midland the contract to supply over 124,000 LF of J-J Hooks precast concrete safety barrier for the I-395 Express Lane VDOT project in Northern Virginia. The I-395 design-build project will extend the Express Lanes along an eight mile section of I-395 in Fairfax and Arlington Counties. The work is expected to significantly reduce the congestion of commuter traffic into Washington, DC.
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