Bridge demolition to start six months after deadly crash.
The Texas Department of Transportation will begin demolition work on the Interstate 40 bridge over Bushland Road on Monday, nearly six months after a deadly crash involving a tractor-trailer that resulted in major damage to the structure.
The bridge was damaged on Feb. 27 when a tractor trailer driven by Arnold Delarosa, 48, of Mission, crashed through a guard rail and plummeted to the ground between the eastbound and westbound lanes, crashing into the structural supports that hold up the westbound lanes of I-40.
The bridge went through more than a month of inspections from area and state engineers to determine how much damage had been done, what repairs were needed and the best course of action.
The bridge partially re-opened on March 7, allowing a single lane of traffic to cross the bridge in the westbound lanes after bridge inspectors from local TxDOT offices and Austin engineers determined the bridge was structurally sound and could withstand legal traffic loads.
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