The Tudor Road bridge spanning the Seward Highway is expected to remain open while repairs are planned following an impact with a truck on Friday.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Tudor Road bridge spanning the Seward Highway is expected to remain open while repairs are being planned following an The truck, which the state Department of Transportation said was too tall, struck the bridge around 5 p.
m. Friday, temporarily closing down the bridge, as well as two lanes of the busy highway. In an update Monday, the DOT said that engineers determined that damage to the bridge was isolated to the steel girders underneath the sidewalk that goes over the bridge, adding that the area does not hold vehicle weight.A truck collided with the Tudor Road bridge spanning the Seward Highway on Friday afternoon, closing down the entire bridge.The repair plan by DOT will look to repair the steel strands and patch the concrete, with an on-site crew expected to approve the plan on Wednesday. The department did not specify when the repairs would be finished.NTSB: Plane overloaded with moose meat, antlers during takeoff in crash that killed former Rep. Mary Peltola’s husband
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