In the US, barrier manufacturer Delta Scientific?s bollards, gates and tiger teeth are providing security for a project at Otay Mesa, California, on the border with Tijuana.
The project, which incorporates three lanes designed to improve overall efficiencies at border crossings for passenger vehicles, is part of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) Secure Electronic Network for Rapid Traveler Inspection (SENTRI) program, employing an automated international border crossing system. Commuter lane security subsystems include Delta?s AG812 automatic barrier gates, TT203 pneumatically deployable bollards and MTC31 tiger teeth.
What they say
David Dickinson, senior vice president for Delta Scientific, says: ?We are proud to be an integral part of protecting citizens on either side of the border. With our equipment in place, those wanting to take illegal advantage of the system are stopped immediately.? As a participating vehicle approaches an open lane, its electronic automatic vehicle identification tag is read. If no adverse data appears, the vehicle is allowed to proceed. If the driver illegally drives through, either the gates close or bollards pop up to stop the car. If the remote inspection reveals the need for a closer evaluation, the vehicle is referred to a secondary inspection area secured by Delta?s MTC31 tiger teeth. If the driver attempts to flee this area, the teeth disable the vehicle?s tires. The process to evaluate and release a vehicle takes approximately five seconds, compared to waits of up to an hour for vehicles formerly processed manually. Visit www.delta-scientific.com
