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Some people may not know exactly what type 3 barricades are.  Well, first off what is a traffic barricade?  A traffic barricade is commonly seen in towns blocking off roads or pot holes from cars.  They can be either type 1, type 2 or type 3 barricades.

The type signifies how many boards it has.  A type 3 barricade has 3 boards and typically blocks off roads that are under construction.  Check out the picture above and next time you see one of those you will know it’s a type 3 barricade!

There are a lot of choices when it comes to a type 3 barricade.  For one, you have to choose the reflective sheeting.  This can either be EG (engineer grade) DG (diamond grade), or HI (Hi intensity grade).

You can also choose the width of your barricades, which can range from 4 to 8 feet or even wider.  Type 3 barricades also come in plywood or plastic, with plywood being more expensive to ship because it is heavier.  There are a lot of options on a type 3 barricade, so always look around so that you know exactly what you want.

What’s the best way to shop around for type 3 barricades?  Well, usually I would suggest just going to any price comparison tool such as Froogle and looking around on the internet, but a lot of these are bought through catalogs so it will take a bit more research.

First get an idea of exactly what you want, the width of the barricade, the reflective sheeting, plastic or plywood etc.  Then type the specifics into google and go as far as 2 pages back to get and get the best price.  After that

There are many different brands of sheeting for traffic barricades or type 3 barricades, but 3M is probably the most common brand on type 3 barricades.  There are also different grades of sheeting, with the most common being EG (Engineer Grade), DG (Diamond Grade), HI (HI intensity grade) as well as a few more.

Sheeting can add a lot of money onto the price of barricades, so it is usually recommended that you try and find the cheapest sheeting out there, and then apply your own to your barricades.  Sometimes, for diamond grade, you can see a $50 increase in price between diamond and engineer grade for type 3 barricades.

With any product you buy, there can be issues.  Sometimes we are able to get things fixed right away because there are warranties or we can just bring them back from where we bought them.  But, as is the case with most type 3 barricades, they are bought on the internet and shipping them back to fix problems can be hard.

If you have a problem assembling a type 3 barricade, your first move should be looking for any literature that came with the product.  If you can’t find anything or it doesn’t solve the problem, try calling the company that first called you then if that doesn’t work, try calling the direct manufacturer of the product.