Gate for controlling oncoming traffic on a roadway

A gate for controlling oncoming traffic on a roadway, the gate comprising:

• an arm movable between an extended position in which the arm extends into a given portion of the roadway to inform the oncoming traffic that the given portion of the roadway is closed and a retracted position in which the arm does not extend into the given portion of the roadway;
• and
• a control system comprising an actuator and configured to support the arm and move the arm between the extended position and the retracted position;
• wherein:
• the arm comprises a beam extending along a longitudinal direction of the arm;
• the arm comprises a visible arrangement supported by and extending below the beam to increase visibility of the arm to the oncoming traffic;
• a material of the visible arrangement is less stiff than a material of the beam;
• a height of the beam in the extended position from a surface of the roadway is greater than a height of a passenger car complying with MASH crash-testing;
• the given portion of the roadway includes a lane and the arm is configured to be longer than a width of the lane in the extended position;
• and the arm is movable horizontally relative to the control system between the extended position and the retracted position.

A gate for controlling oncoming traffic on a roadway, the gate comprising:

• an arm movable between an extended position in which the arm extends into a given portion of the roadway to inform the oncoming traffic that the given portion of the roadway is closed and a retracted position in which the arm does not extend into the given portion of the roadway;
• and
• a control system comprising an actuator and configured to support the arm and move the arm between the extended position and the retracted position;
• wherein:
• the arm comprises a beam extending along a longitudinal direction of the arm;
• the arm comprises a visible arrangement supported by and extending below the beam to increase visibility of the arm to the oncoming traffic;
• a material of the visible arrangement is less stiff than a material of the beam;
• the given portion of the roadway includes a lane;
• the arm is configured to be longer than a width of the lane in the extended position;
• the arm is movable horizontally relative to the control system between the extended position and the retracted position;
• and the gate is MASH crash-tested.

A gate for controlling oncoming traffic on a roadway, the gate comprising:

• an arm movable between an extended position in which the arm extends into a given portion of the roadway to inform the oncoming traffic that the given portion of the roadway is closed and a retracted position in which the arm does not extend into the given portion of the roadway, the given portion of the roadway including a plurality of lanes, the arm being configured to extend into each of the lanes in the extended position and comprising:
• a beam extending along a longitudinal direction of the arm and comprising a metallic material;
• and
• a visible arrangement extending below the beam and comprising a plurality of visible members that comprise a polymeric material;
• and
• a control system comprising an actuator and configured to support the arm and move the arm horizontally between the extended position and the retracted position.