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Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, included 4,400 athletes from 70 Commonwealth nations throughout the world, competing in 19 championship sports. It was the largest sporting event in Australia since the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. Organizers required a vehicle access system that could be rapidly deployed and would create secure vehicle check points that carried crash-certification.
“Barriers protected major event venues including the main games stadium, Gold Coast Convention Centre, the Athletes Village and critical street closures throughout the Gold Coast area,” said Mat- thew Knight, director of Knight Brothers. “It was important for the Games’ operations that access for emergency and authorized vehicles was maintained through the duration of the event.”
Security focus had begun years prior to the games. The focus went beyond hostile vehicle mitigation (HVM) measures to include vari- ous other identified security risks. Perimeter security measures were aligned with the recently implemented Australia and New Zealand Counter Terrorism Committee (ANZCTC) strategy for the protec- tion of places of mass gatherings. A core element of this strategy was the effective and practical implementation of HVM measures at key locations. As the Australian partner of Delta Scientific, Knight Brothers Pty Ltd secured the contract for the vehicle barrier systems in late 2017 and liaised closely with organizers to ensure that specific security measures could be achieved through implementing mobile barrier systems.
In both New Orleans and the Australian Gold Coast, the totally self-contained MP5000’s tow into position to control vehicle access within 15 minutes. No excavation or sub-surface preparation is re- quired. Once positioned, the mobile barricades will unpack them-
selves by using hydraulics to raise and lower the barriers off their wheels. DC-powered pumps will then raise or lower the barriers. These mobile deployable vehicle crash barriers carry a K8 rating (M40 ASTM rating), stopping seven and a half ton vehicles traveling 40 mph.
“The primary use of the 20-foot portable barriers was in pub- lic areas where ground fixation or in-situ HVM measures were not practical or achievable,” Matthew said. “Barriers were deployed in a variety of configurations in order to meet security and access needs. This included direct access points as well as heightened temporary security check points with stringent vehicle inspections undertaken by Australian Defense Force staff. Secure access points at other loca- tions were operated by contracted security staff.”
At the Games, stand-alone battery-operated hydraulic systems with supplementary solar power charging and remote-control opera- tion activated the barriers and allowed a high rate of vehicle through- put in meeting specific operational requirements.
“Training of barrier deployment and operation was conducted directly to Commonwealth Games security staff during barrier de- livery and commissioning. This ensured seamless integration of the systems across the various deployment locations,”
said Daniel Knight, director of Knight Brothers. “We were very proud to be a part of this presti- gious sporting event and to provide the first known deployment of portable active vehicle barriers sys- tems on Australian soil.”
Greg Hamm is the marketing director at Delta Scientific.
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