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I-40 Bridge Collapse Slows Major Okla. Truck Route
Hastily arranged detours around the collapsed Interstate 40 bridge in Oklahoma are narrow, slow and possibly unsafe, but probably will not stop freight on one of the nation’s key east-west trucking lanes, trucking executives said.A state official agreed with the concerns about the detours and said the alternate routes could change in the future.The state said the bridge, which collapsed May 26 after a barge on the Arkansas River hit a bridge support, was 100 miles east of Oklahoma City and carried about 20,000 vehicles a day. Up to 39% of traffic was trucks.For the full story, see the June 3 print edition of Transport Topics. Subscribe today.
