Our friend Tommy E. lives in Carl Junction, Mo. but drives to Tulsa area daily. He caught some video of repairs that were going to wrap up on the S 420 Road overpass.
My friend Tommy E. lives in Carl Junction, Mo. but drives to Tulsa area daily. He caught some video of repairs that were going to wrap up on the S 420 Road overpass.
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WILL ROGERS TURNPIKE/I44, Okla. (KOAM) — Crews expect to complete emergency repairs to the final overpass bridge early this week on eastbound I-44/Will Rogers Turnpike at N. 429 Rd.
BREAKING RELATED >> OTA DECLARE EMERGENCY TO MAKE REPAIRS TO 1/2 DOZEN BRIDGES DAMAGED BY ILLEGALLY OVERHEIGHT VEHICLE
BREAKING RELATED >> 1/2 DOZEN BRIDGES DAMAGED BY ILLEGALLY OVERHEIGHT VEHICLE ON I-44/WILL ROGERS TURNPIKE
The Will Rogers Turnpike will be narrowed to one lane just northeast of SH-28 at Adair starting at 8 p.m. Monday through 9 a.m. Tuesday.
Our friend Tommy E. lives in Carl Junction, Mo. but drives to Tulsa area daily. He caught some video of repairs that were going to wrap up on the S 420 Road overpass.
I-44: 1/2 dozen bridges damaged by overheight vehicle; Repairs continue
The estimated $415,000 in repair work began Dec. 18 after six overpass bridges between SH-266 near Verdigris and Vinita were damaged Dec. 16 by an illegally over-height truck.
Repairs are completed on five off the six bridges and the four county road bridges closed to traffic are now OPEN.
“Photos show the bridge beam repairs underway during this past weekend. Flame straightening and sectioning damaged areas for replacement were repair techniques used by Built Right Construction.”
— OTA
Last week we traveled to Mayes County and located that illegally oversized load parked on 370th in rural Adair/Big Cabin.
It was almost 16-feet tall. The max limit for oversized loads is 14-feet on Oklahoma roads.
This is a breaking news story we told you about first. We will continue to update as more information becomes available.
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