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I-465 lanes reopen day after overpass badly damaged in crash

Posted January 11, 2017 6:00 am

The Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A section of Interstate 465 in Indianapolis has reopened to traffic after crews demolished part of an overpass that was damaged by a semitrailer's load.

The state highway department opened up I-465's northbound lanes on Wednesday, a day following damage to the Rockville Road/U.S. 36 bridge on the city's west side. A truck carrying heavy equipment struck bridge girders and knocked down chunks of concrete, including one that injured a driver when it crashed through a car windshield.

The highway department says the crash damaged four of about 14 bridge beams. Officials expect it will take a few months to complete repairs as new bridge beams must be produced and put in place.

Traffic will be restricted on the U.S. 36 bridge until repairs are finished.

Investigation and cleanup continues at the Rockville Rd. overpass at I-465, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, in Indianapolis. A car compactor being hauled by a semi activated and struck beams under the overpass, showering the highway with concrete and leading officials to close miles of northbound lanes Tuesday. (Kelly Wilkinson/The Indianapolis Star via AP) The Associated Press

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