Jessica Lombardo

$Traffic on the six-lane bridge was shut down May 11 after inspectors found a “significant fracture” in one of two 900-foot horizontal steel beams that are critical for the bridge’s integrity.$

I-40 Bridge Closure Puts the Cost of Doing Nothing to Repair Infrastructure on Display

A crack that was visible on the bridge back in 2016 but never repaired has now shut down a vital route for truckers, costing the industry $2.4 million a day in delays.

Jessica Lombardo

Marina Mayer

Alexis Mizell-Pleasant

Madison Scott

Jason DeSarle

I-40 Bridge Closure Puts the Cost of Doing Nothing to Repair Infrastructure on Display