Surface Mount Wedge Barriers
Q: What is a shallow-mount barrier??
A: A shallow-mount barrier is a type of vehicle safety barrier that doesn’t need to be placed deep underground. This makes it easier to install without digging through things like water pipes, power lines, or other underground systems.
Because it doesn’t go deep, it usually needs a wider area on the surface to stop vehicles safely and earn a high crash rating.
Barrier Stop offers several shallow-mount options, including:
Drop-arm barriers
Bollards
Wedge barriers
Beam gates
Some shallow-mount beam and gate barriers—like those from AutoGate—are very popular with government and defense customers because they’re strong and reliable.
Barrier Stop works with trusted manufacturers around the world and is approved to install and maintain shallow-mount barriers globally.
Q: What’s the difference between deep-mount and shallow-mount bollards?
A: Traditional deep-mount bollards need to be buried deep underground. This means digging big holes and trenches, which can take a lot of time and money. Sometimes, it’s even impossible—especially if there are pipes, wires, or other important things under the ground.
That’s where shallow-mount bollards from Barrier Stop come in!
Barrier Stop offers several shallow-mount options, including:
Drop-arm barriers
Bollards
Wedge barriers
Beam gates
Why Choose Shallow-Mount Bollards?
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Shallow-mount bollards are made to sit close to the surface, so there’s little or no deep digging.
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They give strong impact protection, like deep bollards, but are much easier to install.
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Instead of being buried several feet underground, shallow-mounts use rebar cages and concrete bases to stay strong.
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Some are built on special plates (called a “flat plate” or “biscuit”) that connect multiple bollards together for even more protection.
Best of all, shallow-mounts only need to go down about 2 feet—or even as little as 2 inches!