DMV: Truck that hit I-35 bridge in Salado lacked permit for ‘over-height load’

[TexasTowelie]

The semi-truck that hit the bridge in Salado on Thursday was not authorized to haul an “over-height load,” according to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.

“The motor carrier that struck the bridge did not have the legally required permit to carry an over-height load,” said Adam Shaivitz, a spokesman for the agency.

He could not say if the truck was carrying an over-height load, and officials with the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Texas Department of Transportation did not immediately return calls for comment.

http://www.statesman.com/news/news/local/dmv-truck-that-hit-bridge-lacked-permit-for-over-h/nkgY6/

[font color=green]One fatality and three injured in the incident.[/font]

[pansypoo53219]

1. was that a finished overpass?

we have a train trestle downtown that is over a decline in the road + i have seen several tall trucks wedge under it. another OOPS.

[They_Live]

2. It was still under construction

from the information that I have read.

[TexasTowelie]

3. Yes, it was still under construction.

I-35 is being widened from two to three lanes in each direction so the bridges in the area had to be demolished and rebuilt to provide ample room. The older bridges in that area were built so they had an arch in the center while the new bridges are being constructed with beams so the embankments in that area have to be raised and in some intersections the access roads also have to be realigned to accommodate the bridges that are longer. That part of I-35 has been under construction a few years due to the number of bridges that had to be replaced.