"A low bridge in Leicestershire has regained the dubious honour of being the most bashed in Britain. Network Rail said the A5 Watling Street bridge in Hinckley was struck 22 times between 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025. That placed it ahead of Harlaxton Road in Grantham, Lincolnshire, which was hit 18 times in the same period and Stuntley Road in Ely, Cambridgeshire, which saw 15 crashes."
"Network Rail has urged haulage drivers to check their vehicle heights and plan suitable routes after reporting 1,666 bridge strikes nationally - an 8.75% increase on the previous year. Plans have been drawn up to lower the road under the bridge to reduce the number of crashes, but National Highways warned last month that the project will not happen quickly."
"Every bridge strike endangers lives, disrupts rail services, and delays tens of thousands of passengers while we inspect and repair the damage to the bridges. Each incident also costs millions of pounds that could instead be spent improving the network."
Between 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025 the A5 Watling Street bridge in Hinckley was struck 22 times, the highest total in Britain. Harlaxton Road in Grantham recorded 18 strikes and Stuntney Road in Ely 15. There were 1,666 bridge strikes nationally in that year, an 8.75% increase on the previous year. Plans have been drawn to lower the road under the Hinckley bridge to reduce collisions, but the project will not be implemented quickly. Midlands Connect research estimated delays caused by crashes at the bridge cost the economy an estimated 126,000. Each strike endangers lives, disrupts rail services, delays passengers, and costs millions.
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