The truck escape ramp will be installed approximately one mile west of that intersection and will use an innovative design with a concrete chute to guide the runaway trucks into the right position where cable restraints will then be used to stop the trucks. When the trucks hit the cables, the cables will wrap around the vehicle causing it to lose speed and stop.
The ramp is only one of the measures that will be put in place to improve safety. Other improvements include a mandatory brake check area near the top of the grade and advance notice signs detailing distance to the upcoming truck ramp.
Crews will be working Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., with one lane of traffic open in each direction at all times. Construction is expected to be completed in August.
The map below details the construction area and where the escape ramp will be placed.
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