The city of Nashville responded to the allegations by pre-emptively replacing the 20 ET-Plus guardrail ends in the area. 'It worked perfectlyВ and they changed it for monetary reasons and now it's killing people,' Harman told the USA TODAY NETWORK - Tennessee.

Trinity has since been involved in a slew of lawsuits nationwide in which crash victims alleged the unauthorized changes caused the guardrails to spear vehicles, resulting inВ injuries and deaths. The Virginia agency'sВ emphasis on guardrail safety came after whistleblower Joshua Harman won a $663 million settlement against Trinity Industries Inc., saying the company altered its ET-Plus model terminal without getting approval from the Federal Highway Administration.

Roughly two months before TDOT removed the X-LITE, the Virginia Department of Transportation removed it from its product list due to concerns with the results of crash tests performed by an independent contractor. The guardrail endВ involved in Hannah's death was replaced with a different model, a SKT-SP, on Dec. When a crash report notes damage to a guardrail, TDOT's finance division uses the report to fill out a damage claim and bill the insurance company of the person responsible for the damage.Дamaged guardrails are replaced, not repaired, Flynn said. He did not disclose the exact number or the cost of the contract.Дamage to guardrails is reported by TDOT staff, Department of Safety officials, local law enforcement officers and members of the public, TDOT spokeswoman Jennifer Flynn said.

On March 31, the department will begin accepting bids for a contract to remove 'most of those' terminalsВ at places where the speed limit exceeds 45 mph, Nagi said on Friday. TDOT's removal of the model from its product list means the agency will not use itВ in new installations, but there are still roughly 1,000 guardrail ends on Tennessee roads, according to Nagi.

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