Officials Urging Safety Driving Under Bridges - ButlerRadio.com - Butler, PA

Officials Urging Safety Driving Under Bridges - ButlerRadio.com - Butler, PA

Statewide officials are reminding drivers to be aware of the heights of bridges when driving large vehicles. The “Check Your Height, Know It’s Right” campaign is currently underway with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation encouraging drivers to make sure they can fit under a bridge before attempting to drive there. PennDOT says between 2013 and 2023 there were over 600 bridges or other overhead structures hit which damaged vehicles and…

PennDOT campaign aims to stop tall vehicles from hitting bridges - Pittsburgh Union Progress

Every year, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation allocates hundreds of millions of dollars to maintain and upgrade more than 25,000 bridges across the state. That money is earmarked to handle normal wear and tear caused by traffic and age, items that can be routinely planned and scheduled. The department can’t program for the unexpected, such as damage caused by vehicles crashing into each other on bridges or crashing into the bridges. …