It makes sense to avoid bridge strikes wherever possible. Causing severe disruption, shutting roads, and closing railway lines, they can lead to significant delays and associated costs. Rest assured, our team of specialists have developed a suite of solutions to prevent bridge strikes happening in the first place, and, when they do occur, limit any losses.
We’ve also adapted our systems to cover level-crossings, where over-height road vehicles are at risk from touching overhead electrical equipment.
Over-height protection systems
For operators and owners who want to avoid issues, the Over-Height Vehicle Detection System offers the perfect, pre-emptive solution. This system monitors traffic on routes where overhead obstructions pose a strike risk and can warn drivers of specific vehicles that are too large and are at risk of a collision. The systems use a range of sensors to monitor traffic as they approach obstructions like low bridges, overpasses, tunnel entrances, and level crossings. When a vehicle that’s too big to pass safely attempts to pass, a variable warning sign will be triggered.
- Triggered variable warning signs are more effective than fixed signage
- Systems are cheaper than collision protection beams
BridgeStrike warning systems
Our BridgeStrike monitoring solution has been designed with cost effectiveness for widespread installation in mind, all without compromising on performance and accuracy. The system provides an effective and reliable way to monitor bridges remotely. Information about the impact energy magnitude of any collision is provided by our systems, which can also help the decision making process afterwards. Often, this can help avoid the need for time-consuming inspections before bridges can be reopened safely. As closure costs can rise quickly, a rapid response can save valuable money. While a range of steps like driver education, improved signage, and better route planning tools can help, operators and bridge owners need to be able to manage the response to an incident effectively. This can also be helpful when trying to recover costs from the vehicle owner.
Our 24/7 surveillance offers:
- Instant notifications following a bridge strike can save costs and disruption
- Information about the magnitude of any impact helps decision making process
- Trigger activated CCTV systems capture details of offending vehicles, enabling prosecution and recovery of costs
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Width restricted bridges and weight restricted bridges
As well as our Bridgestrike and over-height systems, we also operate systems that can measure the weight and width of any passing vehicles, and trigger variable warning panels if they exceed the allowed limits. These are linked to CCTV systems that can record the details of any offending vehicles.
