Official: Repairs to I-40 bridge from Arkansas to Memphis could take months
A crack in a steel beam, found the Tuesday, has forced the closure of the Interstate 40 bridge that connects Arkansas and Tennessee in Memphis. MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – Repairs to the Interstate 40 bridge linking Arkansas and Tennessee could take months after a crack was found in the span, forcing thousands of trucks and cars to detour and shutting down shipping on a section of the Mississippi River, a transportation official said Wednesday. A congressional Democrat from Tennessee flagged the crack as a warning sign of the urgent need to act on fixes to the nation’s infrastructure. The six-l...
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