Re: Bridgeworks Dynon Road

[pcc@ocean.com.au (Les Brown)]

krel4203@netconnect.com.au (Krel ) wrote in aus.rail:

>Trucks striking the beams as they are now (on an angle) tend to tip
>sideways, dropping their load (container) on to whatever is beside
>them. This has resulted in at least one death in the past year or so.
>With the new beams at right angles it is believed that more of the
>impact will be taken by the load, and any following traffic may have
>time to get out of the way.

There was a death as a result of a height limitation beam falling on a
car after it was hit by a truck - is that the one you mean? The truck
load, IIRC, stayed put, more or less, but it was the actual beam,
meant to protect the bridge, that killed the poor soul. The accident
happened at the Inkerman Street bridge near Balaclava station about
2-3 years ago.

Les Brown.