guardrail

Guardrail crabs aren't an actual crustacean, but an invention that saves times and increases safety.

PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Transportation has completed the replacement of guardrail along more than 11 miles of SR 87 northbound after it was damaged in the Bush Fire this summer.

With the new guardrail in place, lane restrictions along northbound SR 87 toward Payson have been removed. Crews had been gradually reducing the lane restriction as sections of guardrail were replaced.

Crews have been hard at work replacing guardrail on northbound State Route 87. But what does that entail? Here's what goes into putting in these silent sentries of highways.