Before an Australian driver crosses a major low bridge, he must first pass under a horizontal beam that emits a loud noise if his load is too high. If he ignores the racket, he does so at his peril.
Is it beyond the wit of our road engineers to rig up something similar for Connel Bridge where dangerous, expensive and disruptive incidents are becoming all too common? As a secondary issue, it should surely be a matter of routine to allocate a policeman to point duty at the bridge junction when major tailbacks occur.
Currently when the bridge is re-opened after an incident, north-bound traffic gets automatic priority and, until it clears, all south-bound traffic remains gridlocked– most recently for anything up to a further half hour.