Newspaper article from our research archive:
|
|
A concrete barrier could have saved Janet's world falling to pieces; CAMPAIGN: Widow on a crusade after horrific motorway smash.(News)
- Article from:
-
Birmingham Mail (England)
- Article date:
-
April 25, 2008
|
Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2008 Birmingham Post & Mail Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Byline: By Gary Marks
ANY success Janet Barton achieves with a campaign to make Government road safety bosses sit up and listen will come too late for her.
But the grieving Birmingham widow is pressing ahead with the crusade to spare other families the anguish she went through.
She believes the Government is dragging its feet over changing central reservation barriers from steel to concrete - a switch she is adamant would have saved her husband's life.
Colin Barton, 58, from Sheldon, was killed in a motorway smash last year after a lorry ploughed head-on into him on the M40.
Janet, 59, is still trying to come to terms with the tragedy which came just days ...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:
|
A concrete barrier could have saved Janet's world falling to pieces ;...
Birmingham Mail;
April 25, 2008 ;
551 words
...ANY success Janet Barton achieves with a...head-on into him on the M40. Janet, 59, is still trying to...33rd wedding anniversary. Janet said: "I knew nothing about these concrete barriers before Colin's death...looked peaceful," said Janet. "But we had to see him...Just a few days ...
|
|
Additional concrete barriers OK'd for western I-40 in city.
Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, OK);
November 7, 2006 ;
372 words
......project Monday to continue installing concrete barriers to prevent crossover collisions along...this project was installation of concrete barriers from the I-44/I-40 interchange west...spokeswoman, said the area where concrete barriers will be added has a daily traffic...
|
|
D.C. a city of cherry blossoms and concrete barriers.(LIFE)
The Washington Times;
March 7, 2002 ;
619 words
......them from behind the ubiquitous concrete barriers. Most cities plant trees. Washington plants concrete barriers. Washington seemingly shuts down...or memorial by the number of concrete barriers around it. A four-concrete-barrier...
|
|
A new turn -- Janet Caraway's off heroin, going her own way
Yakima Herald-Republic;
December 17, 2006 ;
700+ words
......JESSICA WAMBACH YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC When Janet Caraway was 14, she decided she'd had enough...thumbs out. "We wanted to be beach girls," Janet says, smoothing her hand over the same...enough to make her quit. But in March, when Janet was nearly killed by botulism, a muscle...
|
|
Concrete barriers save lives and space
Concrete;
May 1, 2002 ;
214 words
......reservation. In contrast, since slipform concrete barriers were installed on sections of the...The higher initial cost of slipform concrete barriers (45,000 per km) is believed to be...used. In the long term, however, concrete barriers are cheaper as they are maintenance-fr...
|
|
I can't do those scenes ... I don't want my son taunted at school;...
Sunday Mirror (London, England);
March 1, 1998 ;
700+ words
...EASTENDERS star Janet Dibley is quitting the soap after refusing to film an horrific gang-rape scene. Janet, who plays Albert Square's alcoholic man-eat...money is on offer. I can't do those scenes. Janet, who played a tough-talking prostitute...
|
|
Dangerous curve gets concrete barriers
The Record (Bergen County, NJ);
March 22, 2005 ;
341 words
......03-22-2005 Dangerous curve gets concrete barriers -- Newark acts after second fatal...running within 90 days, he said. Concrete barriers were guarding a spot Monday that...he ordered city officials to erect concrete barriers at the site. A temporary solar-powered...
|
|
NEIGHBORHOOD WALKS LEAD TO TRIP DOWN THE AISLE< TOM HARRELSON AND JANET...
The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC);
September 19, 2004 ;
640 words
......Tom Harrelson primed tobacco years ago for Janet Gauldin Pruitt's grandfather, Tom probably didn't give Janet a second look. He was 15 and she was just...parents' home, which was down the street from Janet's home. A mutual friend, Donna O'Neal, knew...
|
|
Demand growing for concrete barriers: ; One man says heavy planters are...
Charleston Daily Mail;
October 8, 2001 ;
449 words
......monuments from possible bomb attacks has companies that make concrete barriers scrambling to fill orders. "People are rushing to buy whatever...Reading Precast company of Pennsylvania, which built 249 concrete barriers for the World Trade Center after the first terrorist attack...
|
|
JANET CUTCHINS HOLDS MISS MAJORETTE OF THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION TITLE...
The Virginian Pilot;
June 5, 1997 ;
684 words
......STAFF WRITER FRANKLIN -- When 18-year-old Janet Cutchins leaves home for James Madison...the fall, her baton will travel with her. Janet may carry a coveted title with her as well...Majorette of America'' from July 21 through 26. Janet, who was the 1996 Virginia State Solo champion...
|
|
Concrete barriers backed for problem stretch of I-5.
Seattle Times (Seattle, WA);
June 27, 2007 ;
453 words
......5 north of Everett may soon have concrete barriers to stop traffic from crossing over...report to be released next week. The concrete barriers, which would replace the cable barriers...injured. The state says it hopes to put concrete barriers on the northbound I-5 inside shoulder...
|
|
Concrete Barriers in High Demand; Military, Airports Want Items for...
The Washington Post;
October 7, 2001 ;
366 words
......The Baltimore City Police Department installed permanent concrete barriers around its headquarters three days after the Sept. 11 terrorist...The Reading Precast company of Pennsylvania built 249 concrete barriers for the World Trade Center after the first terrorist attack...
|
|
CONCRETE BARRIERS WILL GUIDE BRIDGE TRAFFIC FLOW
The Columbian;
September 14, 1997 ;
282 words
......That totals nearly 3.2 million pounds of concrete barriers, moved twice a day. Actually, the workers...propelled, heavy duty machine to move the concrete barriers. The machine, called a Transfer/Transport...
|
|
INSTALLATION OF CONCRETE BARRIERS COMPLETED AT INTERSECTION OF TRYON ROAD...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
February 8, 2007 ;
120 words
......issued the following press release: The installation of concrete barriers has been completed at the intersection of Tryon Road and...The signal changes are necessary for crews to install concrete barriers as part of the Tryon Road Widening Project. Police will...
|
|
Demonstrators push to move concrete barriers trying to reach...
Getty Images;
March 12, 2007 ;
118 words
...ORLANDO SIERRA Getty Images 03-12-2007 Demonstrators push to move concrete barriers trying to reach... Full Size JPG (1532 KB) Demonstrators push to move concrete barriers trying to reach the Palacio de la Cultura, at the historic centre...
|
See all results.
Or, try our
Advanced Search.
|