Sunshine Bridge to remain closed for months following barge accident
The Sunshine Bridge in Donaldsonville will remain closed for "months rather than days" due to damage caused by a barge accident Friday, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announced Monday (Oct. 15).
The bridge, which crosses the Mississippi River, was closed indefinitely Friday (Oct. 12) after a barge carrying a crane collided with the southwest portion of the bridge. Over the weekend, DOTD announced that the damage was more significant than originally thought.
Now the department is waiting on designs from bridge engineers to develop a more accurate timeline.
"At this point, the potential timeline is believed to be months rather than days," said DOTD in a release.
Read more: https://www.nola.com/traffic/index.ssf/2018/10/sunshine_bridge_to_remain_clos.html
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