US EditionTruck Carrying Wind Turbine Stuck Under Road Bridge
- Early on May 16 at around 1:40 a.m., a truck carrying a wind turbine hub struck the Mount Crosby Bridge on the Warrego Highway west of Brisbane.
- Initial investigations indicate the truck failed to follow its escort and pilot vehicles via an off-ramp, causing it to hit the bridge despite police escort.
- The collision caused the turbine hub, which weighs about 14 tonnes, to become lodged under the overpass, shutting all westbound lanes and the bridge in both directions.
- Queensland Police, Transport and Main Roads, and Qube Holdings confirmed no injuries occurred, with the driver taken to Ipswich Hospital for assessment and removal efforts ongoing.
- The Warrego Highway closure is expected to last several days while structural assessments, turbine removal, and repairs proceed, with traffic diversions in place and safety prioritized.
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Wind Turbine Part Gets Wedged Under Bridge, Forcing Highway Closure
A massive wind turbine hub remained wedged under the Mount Crosby Bridge over Queensland’s Warrego Highway in the Ipswich region hours after it first became lodged on the morning of May 16. A truck carrying the large component—which connects the blades to the shaft—struck the bridge shortly after 1.30 a.m. according to the Queensland Police Service. Efforts made to clear the section of the highway were still underway by 9.30 a.m. “The westbound …
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