Safety Advocate Calls For Worn Out Safety Guardrails To Be Replaced

Nearly 20 of the yellow and black striped guardrail end terminals along Interstate 81 north and south between Bristol and Marion are being replaced following complaints from a safety advocate. Most of the terminals affected are rusted out and a spokesman worries the terminals wouldn’t function properly. So VDOT is stepping in to replace the old end terminals between Bristol and Marion. A traveling, safety advocate notice the damaged rails and provided VDOT with his findings that’s prompting the replacement of the terminals.