High-tension cable median barriers consist of four steel cables mounted on metal posts. When a vehicle hits the barrier, the posts break and the cables flex, absorbing much of a crash’s kinetic energy. The cables redirect the vehicle along the median, preventing a cross-median crash and reducing the severity of the crash. For more information about the benefits of cable median barriers, visit MnDOT’s traffic engineering web page at www.mndot.gov/trafficeng. | Minnesota Department of Transportati