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A barrier includes a housing having an exterior surface and an interior surface, the exterior surface having a front face and an opposing back face each extending between a top face and an opposing bottom face and also between a first side face and an opposing second side face, the interior surface

A barrier includes a housing having an exterior surface and an interior surface, the exterior surface having a front face and an opposing back face each extending between a top face and an opposing bottom face and also between a first side face and an opposing second side face, the interior surface bounding a chamber that is adapted to receive a ballast. An elongated first locking groove is recessed on the front face and extends between the top face and the opposing bottom face, the first locking groove including an elongated channel extending between the top face and the bottom face and a constricted mouth through which the channel can be accessed.

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1. A barrier comprising: a housing having an exterior surface and an interior surface, the exterior surface comprising a front face and an opposing back face each extending between a top face and an opposing bottom face and also between a first side face and an opposing second side face, the interio

1. A barrier comprising: a housing having an exterior surface and an interior surface, the exterior surface comprising a front face and an opposing back face each extending between a top face and an opposing bottom face and also between a first side face and an opposing second side face, the interior surface bounding a chamber that is adapted to receive a ballast, the chamber being bounded by the front face, the opposing back face, the top face, the opposing bottom face, the first side face and the opposing second side face; andan elongated first locking groove recessed on the front face and extending between the top face and the opposing bottom face, the first locking groove including an elongated channel extending between the top face and the bottom face and a constricted mouth through which the channel can be accessed;an elongated further locking groove recessed on the first side face and extending between the top face and the opposing bottom face, the further locking groove including an elongated channel extending between the top face and the bottom face and a constricted mouth through which the channel can be accessed; anda first projection outwardly extending from the top face of the housing, the first projection bounding a port extending therethrough that communicates with the chamber. 2. The barrier as recited in claim 1, further comprising an elongated further locking groove recessed on the front face and extending between the top face and the opposing bottom face, the further locking groove including an elongated channel extending between the top face and the bottom face and a constricted mouth through which the channel can be accessed, the further locking groove being spaced apart from the first locking groove. 3. The barrier as recited in claim 1, further comprising an elongated further locking groove recessed on the back face and extending between the top face and the opposing bottom face, the further locking groove including an elongated channel extending between the top face and the bottom face and a constricted mouth through which the channel can be accessed. 4. The barrier as recited in claim 1, further comprising a plurality of spaced apart reinforcing grooves formed on the front face and the back face of the housing, the front face including a plurality of flat faces that are disposed between the reinforcing grooves, the plurality of flat faces being disposed in a common plane. 5. The barrier as recited in claim 1, further comprising a first recess formed on the bottom face and projecting into the chamber, the first recess having a configuration complementary to the first projection. 6. The barrier as recited in claim 1, wherein the housing has a substantially parallelpiped configuration. 7. A barrier system comprising: a first barrier as recited in claim 1; andan elongated first locking shaft extending between a first end and an opposing second end, a first end of the first locking shaft being slidably received within the first locking groove. 8. The barrier system as recited in claim 7, wherein the first locking shaft has a cross sectional configured with at least a portion thereof being tapered so that the locking shaft cannot pass out through the mouth of the first locking groove. 9. The barrier system as recited in claim 7, further comprising a second barrier disposed on the top face of the first barrier and having the same configuration as the first barrier, the second end of the first locking shaft being slidably received within the first locking groove of the second barrier. 10. The barrier as recited in claim 1, wherein the front face comprises a planar face that extends from the top face to the opposing bottom face. 11. The barrier as recited in claim 1, wherein the front face and opposing back face are rigid. 12. The barrier as recited in claim 1, further comprising a drain port formed on one of the front face, back face or opposing side faces and communicating with the chamber. 13. The barrier as recited in claim 1, wherein: the front face of the housing has a first height extending between the top face and the bottom face that is measured at a central location between the first side face and the second side face; andthe first side face has a second height extending between the top face and the bottom face, the second height being the same length as the first height. 14. The barrier as recited in claim 1, wherein the first locking groove on the front face and the further locking groove on the first side face both have the same length extending between the top face and the bottom face. 15. A barrier system comprising: a first barrier comprising:an elongated first housing having an exterior surface and an interior surface, the exterior surface comprising a front face and an opposing back face each extending between a top face and an opposing bottom face and also between a first side face and an opposing second side face, the first housing having a long axis extending between the first side face and the second side face, the interior surface bounding a chamber that is adapted to receive a ballast, the chamber being bounded by the front face, the opposing back face, the top face, the opposing bottom face, the first side face and the opposing second side face;a first projection outwardly extending from the top face of the first housing, the first projection bounding a port extending therethrough that communicates with the chamber;a first recess formed on the bottom face and projecting into the chamber; andan elongated first locking groove recessed on the first side face and orientated so as to at least partially extend between the top face and the opposing bottom face, the first locking groove including an elongated channel and a constricted mouth through which the channel can be accessed;a second barrier comprising:an elongated second housing having an exterior surface and an interior surface, the exterior surface comprising a front face and an opposing back face each extending between a top face and an opposing bottom face and also between a first side face and an opposing second side face, the second housing having a long axis extending between the first side face and the second side face, the interior surface bounding a chamber that is adapted to receive a ballast, the chamber being bounded by the front face, the opposing back face, the to face, the opposing bottom face, the first side face and the opposing second side face;a second projection outwardly extending from the top face of the second housing, the second projection bounding a port extending therethrough that communicates with the chamber;a second recess formed on the bottom face and projecting into the chamber; andan elongated second locking groove recessed on the second side face and orientated so as to at least partially extend between the top face and the opposing bottom face, the second locking groove including an elongated channel and a constricted mouth through which the channel can be accessed, the first side face of the first barrier being disposed adjacent to and opposingly facing the second side face of the second barrier so that the first barrier and the second barrier are longitudinally aligned end-to-end and so that the first locking groove of the first barrier is opposingly facing and is aligned with the second locking groove of the second barrier; andan elongated first locking shaft being slidably received within the first locking groove and the second locking groove so as to secure the first barrier to the second barrier. 16. A barrier system comprising: a first barrier comprising:an elongated first housing having an exterior surface and an interior surface, the exterior surface comprising a front face and an opposing back face each extending between a top face and an opposing bottom face and also between a first side face and an opposing second side face, the first housing having a long axis extending between the first side face and the second side face, the interior surface bounding a chamber that is adapted to receive a ballast, the chamber being bounded by the front face, the opposing back face, the top face, the opposing bottom face, the first side face and the opposing second side face;an elongated first locking groove recessed on the first side face and orientated so as to at least partially extend between the top face and the opposing bottom face, the first locking groove including an elongated channel and a constricted mouth through which the channel can be accessed; anda first projection outwardly extending from the to face of the first housing, the first projection bounding a port extending therethrough that communicates with the chamber;a second barrier comprising:an elongated second housing having an exterior surface and an interior surface, the exterior surface comprising a front face and an opposing back face each extending between a top face and an opposing bottom face and also between a first side face and an opposing second side face, the second housing having a long axis extending between the first side face and the second side face, the interior surface bounding a chamber that is adapted to receive a ballast, the chamber being bounded by the front face, the opposing back face, the to face, the opposing bottom face, the first side face and the opposing second side face;an elongated second locking groove recessed on the second side face and orientated so as to at least partially extend between the top face and the opposing bottom face, the second locking groove including an elongated channel and a constricted mouth through which the channel can be accessed, the first side face of the first housing being disposed adjacent to and opposingly facing the second side face of the second housing so that the first housing and the second housing are longitudinally aligned end-to-end and so that the first locking groove of the first barrier is opposingly facing and is aligned with the second locking groove of the second barrier; anda second projection outwardly extending from the to face of the second housing, the second projection bounding a port extending therethrough that communicates with the chamber; andan elongated first locking shaft being slidably received within the first locking groove and the second locking groove so as to secure the first barrier to the second barrier. 17. The barrier system as recited in claim 16, wherein the first barrier further comprises: first projection outwardly extending from the top surface of the first housing, the first projection bounding an open port extending therethrough that communicates with the chamber; anda first recess formed on the bottom surface of the first housing and projecting into the chamber, the first recess having a configuration complementary to the first projection.