Traffic back to normal along repaired portion of freeway
The Texas Department of Transportation announced traffic is once again flowing over the 6th Street overpass after repairs were finished Thursday night.
According to the press release, “Crews were able to open the Northbound Elevated Freeway US 287/281 at Broad Street to traffic at approximately 11 p.m.
According to the release:
The main lanes of I-44/US 287 over 6th Street are now open to traffic again after a $500,000 emergency contract was finished tonight.
The US 281 Northbound closure at Jacksboro Highway will also be removed so traffic can transition North to the Elevated Freeway and onto I-44 without stopping. As of 5-5-2022 at 11:40pm, US 281 was still exiting at Jacksboro.
Finally, the Eastbound US 82/Kell Freeway Falls Flyover ramp to the NB US 287 remains closed tonight. Traffic control will stay in place until it can be rearranged to allow vehicles to use the ramp again.
According a previous Times Record News report, the overpass was damaged on March 25, when a flatbed 18-wheeler carrying a gear box for a turbine lost its load. All traffic from southbound Lloyd Ruby overpass was diverted to lower Broad Street while repairs were made.
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TxDOT announced on April 5 they were seeking an emergency contractor to place bids. A few days later they signed a contractor to make the repairs.
This article originally appeared on Wichita Falls Times Record News: Traffic back to normal along repaired portion of freeway