Low-Clearance Early Warning Devices

The state of Illinois recently passed legislation requiring IDOT to establish a pilot program to install devices on or near bridges over roadways that warn drivers of low clearances. The aim of this project is to help identify potentially effective devices and technologies that can be installed to help reduce bridge strikes in Illinois. Researchers will examine various technologies and devices used to provide early warning of low-clearance structures as well as their effectiveness. Decreasing the number of bridge strikes reduces costly damage to state property and reduces road and lane closures caused by damaged structures that cannot be immediately repaired.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $36000
• Contract Numbers:

  R27-SP65

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Illinois Department of Transportation

  Bureau of Materials and Physical Research
  126 East Ash Street
  Springfield, IL  United States  62704-4766
• Managing Organizations:

  University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

  Illinois Center for Transportation
  1611 Titan Drive
  Rantoul, IL  United States  61866
• Principal Investigators:

  Ouyang, Yanfeng

• Start Date: 20231101
• Expected Completion Date: 20240731
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Height; Warning systems
• Geographic Terms: Illinois
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01898038
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Illinois Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: R27-SP65
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Oct 31 2023 11:33AM