2019: Gibraltar to supply additional 2,000+ bollards for Clark County

Marble Falls, Texas, May 24, 2019 — Gibraltar, a leading manufacturer of anti-ram vehicle barriers used across the globe has announced they have been awarded contracts to supply an additional 2,000+ bollards to be installed on Las Vegas Boulevard to protect pedestrians from errant vehicles.

Gibraltar has supplied 1,500+ bollards to the county on previous construction phases. The county utilized a combination of Gibraltar’s proprietary shallow foundation design as well as standard foundation designs. Bollard types used on the project are designed to meet ASTM F2656-07 M50 P1 requirements. The bollards are designed to withstand a 15,000 lbs. (7.5 ton) medium duty truck traveling at 50 MPH.

Gibraltar is supplying the bollards to UNICON Contracting, Las Vegas Paving, and MMC, Inc. in Las Vegas.

Crash rated bollards are a key component of Gibraltar’s anti-ram barrier portfolio, which includes offerings of crash certified fences, anti-ram crash gates, wedge barriers, portable/ mobile vehicle barriers and vertical lift barriers. Gibraltar’s barriers can be found on both the USACE DOD Anti-Ram Barrier List and the US Department of State Barrier List.