Crash Barriers · 2026-05-01
MORTH Specifications for Highway Crash Barriers in India
By Hitesh Lunnia · Director · 1 min read
Key MORTH requirements for highway crash barriers include: containment level matched to road category and traffic mix, hot-dip galvanised steel components with minimum 550 g/m² zinc coating, post embedment matched to soil and design loads, bolt grade and torque, continuous transition treatment at bridges and rigid structures, reflective elements (reflectors and delineators), end terminals (fish-tail, buried-in, energy-absorbing).
IRC: 119 details five containment classes (W1 to W5) for normal containment and additional classes for high containment. Designers select containment class based on traffic volume, heavy vehicle percentage, design speed, alignment radius, fall height and consequences of vehicle penetration.
Tender compliance documents typically required: factory test certificates for rail and post steel, zinc coating thickness reports, mill test certificates for raw materials, weld test reports for fabricated terminals, GST invoice with HSN code, dispatch challan, and material guarantee.
Auroguard supplies highway crash barriers with full MORTH and IRC compliance documentation. Send your tender or BOQ for a quick clarification on which class and treatment your project needs.
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About the author
Hitesh Lunnia
Director at Auroguard Private Limited. Auroguard manufactures highway crash barriers, guardrails and geosynthetics to IRC, MoRTH and IS specifications, supplying NHAI, PWD and EPC infrastructure projects across India. This guidance reflects direct manufacturing and project-supply experience — not third-party rewriting.
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