Un-attended cow crossing .. for Robot system

Hi . I'm in the throes of getting my team revved up to begin build of our replacement dairy unit.. which is all robotic.
In our plans we intended to use an underpass to cross under an unclassified road which is on the approach to the village. As our budget is getting a bit pressured i'm looking to reduce costs by going for a surface crossing.

This would take the form of a well lit crossing on a straight section of road with grids each side of the crossing and automated warning lights each side of the crossing point.

The crossing point is hoped to be towards the north end of the gentle bend in this link..

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.7...4!1s3XTq8ozeVDxoINds1oZ_rw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

I have begun a conversation with local highways team and they are engaging but rather hesitant as they say there is nothing of this sort in the uk..

Being a crossing for robotic cows the cows will at some point be crossing in the dark. Visibility is good and if well but sympathetically lit (the bats will love the lights as all kinds of beasties will be attracted) with warning beacons activated by cow presence i cant see the issues..

Is anyone aware of anything like this anywhere they have been.. ie a totally un- gated cow crossing on a public highway?

Anyone got ideas to help move the discussion on to a happy ending?
 

Clay52

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Hi . I'm in the throes of getting my team revved up to begin build of our replacement dairy unit.. which is all robotic.
In our plans we intended to use an underpass to cross under an unclassified road which is on the approach to the village. As our budget is getting a bit pressured i'm looking to reduce costs by going for a surface crossing.

This would take the form of a well lit crossing on a straight section of road with grids each side of the crossing and automated warning lights each side of the crossing point.

The crossing point is hoped to be towards the north end of the gentle bend in this link..

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.7...4!1s3XTq8ozeVDxoINds1oZ_rw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

I have begun a conversation with local highways team and they are engaging but rather hesitant as they say there is nothing of this sort in the uk..

Being a crossing for robotic cows the cows will at some point be crossing in the dark. Visibility is good and if well but sympathetically lit (the bats will love the lights as all kinds of beasties will be attracted) with warning beacons activated by cow presence i cant see the issues..

Is anyone aware of anything like this anywhere they have been.. ie a totally un- gated cow crossing on a public highway?

Anyone got ideas to help move the discussion on to a happy ending?

Don’t do it. Accident waiting to happen. I would be surprised if you ever got approval to do it.

Do it properly with an underpass or not at all.
 

Clay52

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Outer Space
you only need the dick of the week to be on your lane when a cow is crossing and you know the rest !!!

When we get the cows across the road we have minimum of two people there and you would be surprised at the number of people that try and drive through a small gap in the cows at 100km/h.

We even had an ex dairy farmer drive his tractor through a group of heifers crossing the road. He only had to wait 30 seconds and they were gone. The heifers got in front of the tractor and he run them 2km up the road. He was surprised when we went off at him.

Imagine the shît that would go on unattended.
 

Henarar

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Livestock Farmer
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Somerset
a few folk on here have said they get loads of trouble just moving cows across the road with people there, I really cant see how this would work
 

yin ewe

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Livestock Farmer
Location
Co Antrim
Power failure lights/beacons go out, boy racer, disaster.
Underpass every time, have been involved with a few through work, last bloke we did one for said it was great to be able to go out for the cows on a Sunday morning without needing 2 other people with him. Never heard anyone say it was a waste of money.
I think it would be always on your mind- what if? It would if it was me anyway.
 
Maybe if the crossing is 100 yards between the cattle grids...

Has no-one on here ever driven through Beverley Westwood Pastures ?

There is a totally un-gated cow crossing on a public highway on what I believe is common land there.

http://www.visithullandeastyorkshire.com/Beverley-Beverley-Westwood/details/?dms=3&venue=2297230
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