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Bridge warning signs this year?
Sunday, 8am - A FEASIBILITY study has been launched by Network Rail - the body which maintains the country's railway lines - to look at installing reactive signs to prevent bridge hits.
Sunday, 8am - A FEASIBILITY study has been launched by Network Rail - the body which maintains the country's railway lines - to look at installing reactive signs to prevent bridge hits.Results of the study are due at the end of July and if the signs are seen as a good idea they could be installed by the end of the year.
The signs detect vehicles which are too high for the bridges and trigger an illuminated warning for drivers.
The Journal launched the It's a Low Bridge Stoopid! campaign to cut the ridiculous number of bridge strikes that take place each year.
Grantham has three bridges in Network Rail's list of the 10 most hit each year - Springfield Road, Harlaxton Road and Barrowby Road.
They were hit more than 60 times between them in 2007, causing traffic tailbacks and delays for rail users.
Everytime a bridge is hit we're going to write to the company involved to give them advice on how to avoid doing it again.
But we want measures installing to make sure drivers are in no doubt that they're approaching a low bridge.
Lincolnshire County Council leader Martin Hill has told the Journal Network Rail may fund the signs but has not reached a final decision.
Read the Road Haulage Association's guide to avoiding bridge strikes.
Read Network Rail's guide to avoiding bridge strikes.
*Call us on 01476 562291 if you see a bridge strike - tell us the name of the company and we'll write to them telling them to sort it out.
E-mail comment@granthamjournal.co.uk to tell us about a bridge strike.
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