Project · Islamabad · 2021NDMA Headquarters Access Control: Traffic Barriers, Road Blocker & Turnstile, Islamabad
How ASG Systems Pakistan, with partners Centurion and Keyable Technologies, secured vehicle and pedestrian access at the National Disaster Management Authority Headquarters in Islamabad.
Project snapshot
Project at a glance
Overview
Executive Summary
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) is Pakistan’s apex body for coordinating disaster preparedness and emergency response. As a national command-level facility, its Islamabad headquarters needed a vehicle and pedestrian access control setup that could handle daily staff and visitor traffic while giving security personnel a hard, physical stop option at the main gate.
ASG Systems Pakistan was engaged as the solutions and service provider responsible for planning, supplying, and installing an integrated access control system at NDMA Headquarters—combining automatic boom barriers, a hydraulic road blocker, and a pedestrian tripod turnstile—working with technology partners Centurion and Keyable Technologies to source the equipment.
The brief
The Challenge
As the national command centre for disaster response, NDMA Headquarters required an access control setup suited to a high-security government facility. Security planning needed to address several requirements at once:
- Manage routine vehicle entry and exit at the main gate without slowing daily staff and visitor traffic.
- Provide a hard, physical vehicle-denial option at the gate, beyond what a boom barrier alone can offer.
- Control pedestrian access separately from vehicle traffic, with a dedicated turnstile lane.
- Select equipment rated for continuous, high-frequency use at a national-level facility.
What we delivered
The Solution: Boom Barriers, Road Blocker & Tripod Turnstile
ASG Systems Pakistan designed and installed a layered vehicle and pedestrian access control system at the NDMA Headquarters main gate, built around three components.
Component 01
Automatic Boom Barriers
Two automatic boom barriers were installed at the main vehicle gate, each fitted with a red-and-white striped arm and an integrated red/green signal light, giving security staff quick, controlled raise/lower operation for day-to-day vehicle flow.
Component 02
Hydraulic Road Blocker
A hydraulic road blocker was installed alongside the boom barrier as a heavy-duty, high-security backstop—a raised steel barrier that physically stops a vehicle, used at the gate in addition to the barrier for an added layer of vehicle-denial security.
Component 03
Tripod Turnstile (Pedestrian Access)
A tripod turnstile was installed at the pedestrian entry point, separating foot traffic from the vehicle gate and giving security staff a controlled, one-person-at-a-time access point for staff and visitors.
Partners
Technology Partners: Centurion & Keyable Technologies
To equip NDMA Headquarters with dependable, high-security-grade hardware, ASG Systems Pakistan partnered with Centurion for the automatic boom barriers and hydraulic road blocker, and with Keyable Technologies for the pedestrian tripod turnstile. This combined partnership ensured every access lane at the site—vehicle and pedestrian—was fitted with purpose-built equipment, backed by manufacturer-level product support.
How we did it
Implementation Approach
- 1Site survey of the main gate and pedestrian entrance to plan equipment placement and traffic flow.
- 2Procurement and staging of boom barriers and the road blocker through Centurion, and the turnstile through Keyable Technologies.
- 3Civil and electrical works for barrier and blocker foundations, hydraulic lines, and turnstile power/access control wiring.
- 4Installation, calibration, and functional testing of each barrier, blocker, and turnstile unit.
- 5Coordination with NDMA security staff for a smooth handover and go-live at the gate.
Outcome
Results & Impact
The completed installation gave NDMA Headquarters a layered, purpose-built access control setup at its main entrance:
- Controlled, signal-guided vehicle entry and exit via two automatic boom barriers.
- An added hard-stop security layer at the gate through the hydraulic road blocker.
- Dedicated, controlled pedestrian access separate from vehicle traffic via the tripod turnstile.
- A dependable equipment base, backed by Centurion and Keyable Technologies, suited to a national command-level facility.
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
What access control systems were installed at NDMA Headquarters?
Two automatic boom barriers, one hydraulic road blocker, and one tripod turnstile were installed, covering both vehicle and pedestrian access at the main gate.
Who supplied the equipment for the NDMA Headquarters project?
Centurion supplied the boom barriers and road blocker; Keyable Technologies supplied the tripod turnstile.
Why does a road blocker get paired with a boom barrier?
A boom barrier manages routine vehicle flow, while a hydraulic road blocker adds a heavy-duty physical stop for high-security sites—giving the facility both everyday convenience and a hard vehicle-denial layer when needed.
Need integrated access control for a high-security site?
ASG Systems Pakistan plans, supplies, and installs boom barriers, road blockers, turnstiles, and full access-control systems for government, commercial, and residential sites across Pakistan.
