Press Releases

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.

Recently, the Texas Transportation Commission approved a 10-year Unified Transportation Program containing $70 billion worth of projects to help Texas DOT meet the state’s growing transportation demands. The plan is the largest of its kind in the agency’s history, addressing capacity, maintenance and safety needs around state. “The actions today by the Texas Transportation Commission represent a historic investment in our state’s infrastructure,” Governor Greg Abbott said. “The plan presented by the commission will allow Texas roads to keep pace with our population growth, provide much-needed congestion relief for working Texans and put the Lone Star State well on its way towards having a first-in-class highway system for decades to come.”

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.

Midland, Va., November 22, 2016: Easi-Set Worldwide announces a successful MASH TL3 FREESTANDING crash test of their enhanced J-J Hooks temporary precast concrete barrier design at the Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX.