MILFORD — The Delaware Department of Transportation began construction this week of an overheight vehicle warning system on a CSX railroad bridge in Wilmington, with a similar device coming soon to Milford.
The equipment, also known as “clankers,” uses noise and visuals to warn drivers if their vehicle is too tall.
“The warning systems being installed at certain Delaware bridges include clankers and overhead signage and flashing beacons,” said Brittany Klecan, a community relations officer for DelDOT.
If a vehicle that is too high for the upcoming bridge attempts to proceed through the system, it will strike the clankers, causing noise and visual alerts, she added.
The Wilmington bridge, which spans Telegraph Road, will be the second in Delaware to have this device installed, the first being on Casho Mill Road in Newark in 2022.
Thirty-three oversized vehicles have struck the CSX bridge over the past 10 years, the Transportation Department reported.
In Milford, the clanker system will be put in place approaching the Mispillion River bridge on South Rehoboth Boulevard.