Barrier Cable

Why Use Barrier Cable Systems?

Barrier Cable is specialized for parking garages in situations where barriers or railings are required but visibility is a major concern. Police experience has shown that accidents are far less likely where barrier cable offers improved visibility.

Many parking garages also require a specific percentage of their walls to be open for airflow to prevent the buildup of carbon monoxide. Barrier cable installations are 87% open space, allowing for more walls and architectural features to be placed elsewhere.

With these benefits, it’s no wonder so many architects prefer to use barrier cable systems as transparent and open dividers in parking garages.

How It’s Made

Barrier cable uses the same seven-wire steel cable as is used for post-tensioning tendons, except it is hot-dip galvanized (or, more rarely, coated with plastic or epoxy) so that it can be installed in the open air.