No Voodoo Security at Reagan Library

Jan 1, 2005 12:00 PM

The Ronald W. Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, Calif., where the former president is now buried, has installed decorative bollard systems and perimeter cabling from Delta Scientific, Valencia, Calif., to help control unauthorized vehicle access to the facility.

“The decorative bollards installed at the Ronald W. Reagan Presidential Library and Museum not only complement their surroundings aesthetically, but they can stop an attacking vehicle in its tracks,” says Scott Altizer of Delta Scientific.

Dedicated by five American presidents on Nov. 4, 1991, the Ronald W. Reagan Presidential Library and Museum is much more than a library in the conventional sense. Hundreds of researchers visit Simi Valley each year to take advantage of the Library's extensive archival holdings. There are nearly 50 million pages of documentation, more than 1.5 million photographs and large amounts of film and video tape available at the library.

Visitors from all over the world have also come to the site to pay their final respects to former President Reagan, who was buried there in June.

With its vast cultural value, and abundant foot and vehicle traffic, security measures are paramount at the library site.

Both DSC800 and TT210 bollard systems, and a perimeter cabling system, are used to protect pedestrians, the library and museum grounds. DSC800 bollards lower for passing as the application requires. They are used with or without a decorative aluminum casting.

The TT210 bollards are used for intermediate-level security applications. These bollards can also be lowered for passage of authorized vehicles. They operate individually or in groups up to 10, and are typically spaced on 4-foot centers.

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