Undergoing a rehabilitation, the Macombs Dam Bridge, the closest bridge on the thoroughfare between Manhattan and Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, will soon boast sophisticated warning and barrier gates from B&B ARMR of Norwood, La., a subsidiary of Integrated Security Systems Inc. The equipment includes the B&B ARMR VT-77 warning and VT-6801 barrier gates. In this sector of vehicular access control, ranging from cantilever gates, bollards and plate barriers to tire shredders, environmental and stopping specifications are all important.
In the Macombs Dam Bridge spec, security required the gates be able to operate in such adverse conditions as 70mph wind coupled with a half-inch ice load on all exposed surfaces.