06/17/2026
The City of Concord will be debuting Modular Vehicle Barriers during Intown Concord’s Market Days Festival on June 25-27, aimed at making this event and future events safer for the community. The barriers will be stationed at the festival’s major intersections. 🚧⛔️
The MVB3X Modular Vehicle Barrier System is a portable vehicular barrier system designed and tested to minimize vehicle intrusions. This system is used all over the world for temporary street closures to help protect pedestrians in public areas during events and large gatherings. Upon impact, the vehicle’s momentum is forced downward, which neutralizes the forward movement, stopping the vehicle quickly. The barrier system is designed to be easily moved should emergency services need to access an area. 🚑
The City has been working on acquiring the barriers for eight years with the support of organizations like Intown Concord, which puts on numerous major events in downtown Concord throughout the year. Many of their events require street closures.
“Public Safety is our number one priority when planning public events in Concord,” said Jessica Martin, Executive Director of Intown Concord. “We are grateful to the Concord Fire Department for their commitment to keeping our community safe and seeing this lengthy process through completion.”
The traffic barriers were purchased for approximately $250,000 through a U.S. Homeland Security grant.
Thank you to the Concord, NH Fire Department for their efforts in acquiring these barriers! 👏 Included is photo with an example of how they are set up.
