Mon, Sep 5th, 2022 - 7:08am
April 04, 2022 - 11:24pm | By Kyle Cornell
(Fargo, ND) -- An overpass over I-94 in Fargo has been temporarily fixed after being struck Monday evening.
The North Dakota Highway Patrol says that around 6:30 p.m. a Mack truck was towing a flatbed trailer loaded with a Kimatsu excavator when its arm extended and struck several of the concrete bridge girders near the 25th street south exit.
After striking the girders, chunks of concrete fell onto the eastbound roadway. Authorities say luckily no other vehicles were involved in the incident.
The driver of the Mack immediately pulled over. Troopers and officials from the North Dakota Department of Transportation responded and removed the concrete chunks from the roadway, while NDDOT inspected the bridge and worked to temporarily fix the girders so additional concrete would not fall. Lane closures were in place during the evening while the temporary fix was installed, and the loose concrete was removed.
The driver of the Mack was issued a traffic citation for being overheight. Additional assessments of the girders will be completed by NDDOT, and the overpass and underpass areas remain open with no restrictions as this time.
