Radnor thinks it’s found an answer to trucks continually hitting the 10-foot, 10-inch Amtrak bridge at King of Prussia Road, writes Richard Ilgenfritz for Main Line Media News.
The past couple of decades have seen the bridge struck by a truck about once a month.
Each time, King of Prussia Road had to be closed for hours while crews dislodged the truck and inspected the bridge.
In early February, Maggy Myers, president of the Radnor Board of Commissioners, asked police for an update on the situation.
Radnor Officer Alex Janoski said since 2008 there have been 150 reported bridge strikes by trucks.
In February 2024, a beam hanging by chains was installed that would tap a truck to warn drivers the bridge was too low.
But that system often fell during heavy winds.
In August 2024, the township went to its current system that seems to be working, using stronger tubes that don’t break away.
There have been no bridge strikes since the new system was put up, police said.
Years of trying different approaches have finally paid off.
“This was a long time coming,” said Township Manager Bill White.
Read more about Radnor’s bridge and truck problem in Main Line Media News.
