And he or his insurance will be forced to cover the tens of thousands of dollars the repair will cost. Now I got to find a new route.”Ī DOT spokesman told KIRO 7 that engineers had finished their inspection but were looking at the data to determine whether the overpass could be reopened.Īs for the driver, WSP said he will be cited. That’s where I road-test to come back over here. It all made for a shocking start to this first day of the work week. State Department of Transportation engineers told KIRO 7 that five of the eight girders underneath the bridge were damaged, three of them extensively. The overpass, Lind Avenue SW, was shut down much of the day. But the Washington State Patrol said the driver escaped unhurt.Įyewitnesses said the truck driver then got out and started sweeping the debris away.Ĭhopper 7 was overhead in the moments after a portion of 405 was shut down just long enough to remove the debris.
Someone said a truck hit the overpass.”Ī truck hauling an excavator traveling southbound on the 405 drove into the overpass and kept going, unleashing a debris field that pelted the vehicle following close behind.Ī photo showed the damage the vehicle suffered. “And it was scary.”įox was working inside the repair shop too. “I heard a loud bang and felt the ground shake,” said Jim Fox.
The following table illustrates the breakdown of mainline and overpass bridges. “And saw the dust and excavator going through the freeway,” he said. An overpass bridge is a structure that carries traffic over the mainline roadway. Officials say the closures near mile-marker 9 are scheduled from 9 a.m.
OVERPASS BRIDGE DRIVERS
This is what Austin and his co-workers at Good Chevrolet in the shadow of I-405 heard at about 8:48 a.m. HUNTINGTON, WV (WOWK) Drivers in the Huntington area are urged to be cautious on I-64 at the Miller Road overpass bridge due to lane closures Friday and Saturday. “We heard this bang and just came running out of the shop,” exclaimed Austin. Some people working nearby heard the excavator hit the overpass. This content is not available due to your privacy preferences.
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