End of the green freeway fence

Remember those green fences that used to divide freeways? A reader asks Honk! columnist Ryan Hammill whatever happen to them:

Caltrans over the past 10 years has slowly phased in a new style of median divider, with a design meant to replace both the former guardrails and screens. The modern dividers, known as models Type-60 or Type-50, were designed for higher durability and safety. Unlike the metal fencing, the new dividers are banked to help prevent colliding vehicles from launching into opposing lanes. Also, the new barriers are approximately the same height as the older fencing, supposedly blocking out the glare of headlights and rubbernecking motorists. 

By the way, the Bottleneck Blog noticed that Caltrans is finally getting around to adding those new concrete barriers on a stretch of the 710 Freeway south of the 5. So long, green fence!

Do you miss the green fence (it didn't seem so safe). Hit the comment button and have your say!

Comments

[Doug]

Please tell me the work on the northern-most 710 is more than just barrier replacement. They have added a significant amount of concrete which is either a new lane or a new shoulder. I haven't found any information on the project since all related web news seems to focus on the mythical 710 extension.

[calwatch]

I miss the old dividers (not with the green fence, but the short fence and the metal guardrail), signs with button copy and city names on the big green signs instead of on little green signs off to the side, exit numbers on tabs instead of incorporated on the sign, the old "Freeway Conditions" changeable message signs in the middle of the freeway (remember those?), and freeway name designators like the San Diego and Pomona Freeways instead of asinine numbers like "the 91" and "the 405".