Bridge Maintenance and Repair Travelers
Bridge Maintenance and Repair Travelers
Bridges require regular maintenance and repair to remain safe for use. At American Crane & Equipment Corporation (ACECO), we offer a wide range of lifting solutions to facilitate bridge maintenance and repair operations for our customers. One of our product specializations is bridge maintenance and repair travelers.
What Are Bridge Maintenance and Repair Travelers?
Bridge maintenance and repair travelers are movable platforms that enable personnel to access the underside of bridge structures for inspection and maintenance purposes. Compared to other similar bridge repair and maintenance equipment (e.g., scaffolds), they allow technicians to reach critical points and complete work without impeding traffic.
Given the critical nature of their applications, these structures are designed and built with numerous elements to ensure smooth and reliable performance and user safety, such as:
- Anti-skewing technology: enables operation on flexible, uneven, or misaligned runways
- Fully caged work platforms: prevent personnel from falling from work platforms
- Non-slip platform surfaces: minimizes the risk of personnel slipping and falling on work platforms
- On-board personnel access lifts: improves accessibility for personnel
- Portable operator controls: enhances the user-friendliness of operator controls
- Redundant drop capture systems: prevents separation of the traveler from the bridge
Features of ACECO’s Bridge Maintenance and Repair Travelers
ACECO bridge maintenance and repair travelers are available in self-propelled, gas, diesel, or electric variations. While each traveler is custom-designed for its intended application, some of the standard features include:
- Stainless, galvanized, or plated steel construction on non-painted surfaces
- Weather-hardened design (including specialized corrosion-resistant coatings) for heavy-duty performance
- On-board personnel lifts
Optional features include personnel seating, telescopic extensions, Coast Guard approved navigation lights, diagnostic equipment, backup motors, escape devices, emergency stop buttons, warning devices.
One of the key elements that set our bridge maintenance and repair travelers apart from the competition is SAFTRACK® technology. By combining our proprietary control software and field-proven bridge crane components, it offers users a number of advantages, including:
- Utilizing anti-skewing technology to accommodate operation on flexible, uneven, or misaligned runaways
- Allowing for custom solutions using conventional crane components
- Enabling independent control of each traveler drive
- Providing controlled acceleration and deceleration of each traveler
