Traffic can finally move on Kansas Highway 99 north of Emporia after a nearly 24-hour closure.
A bridge near Road 240 was hit by an over-height semi carrying excavation equipment around 5:15 pm Wednesday. Special traffic signals were brought in from Seneca and installed, allowing one-lane traffic until further notice starting around 4 pm Thursday.
KDOT has not given any information about the structural integrity of the bridge in question after a girder was damaged by Wednesday’s incident. Early indications are other bridges along the Turnpike may have been struck but no additional details have been announced in that regard.
