The National Roads Authority has promised to review its policy on installing crash barriers in the central reservations of motorways following Sunday's three-car accident on the M1 near Dublin Airport.
National Roads Authority (NRA) chairman, Mr Peter Malone, made the announcement at the opening of the Monasterevin bypass yesterday.
"You can see from this new road today we have it and we are going to have it in all new roads and I think we are going to have to look at the existing roads," said Mr Malone.
The NRA is going to reassess its procedure of routinely installing the barriers on all motorway central reservations.
Five people were taken to hospital following the crash on the motorway on Sunday morning. The accident has re-ignited the debate on the controversial central reservation barrier.
Last year, following the opening of the Kildare bypass, the Irish Motorcyclists' Action Group described the barriers as a potentially life-threatening hazard to motorcyclists.
The group, which represents 40,000 motorcyclists, said the use of wire cable-type safety fencing for safety barriers was totally unacceptable in terms of the danger posed to motorcyclists when in collision with them.
Kildare County Council had said the barriers had been tested to European standards and the European Commission would only allow barriers of that standard to be used.