I-10 west near Lordsburg closed after vehicle hauling excavator hits bridge

I-10 west near Lordsburg closed after vehicle hauling excavator hits bridge

NMDOT said the crash caused "significant damage to the bridge deck and other components."

I-10 in New Mexico closed after truck hauling excavator hits overpass

Transportation officials in New Mexico say that westbound I-10 near Lordsburg is closed until further notice after a truck hauling heavy equipment struck an overpass. The overpass strike occurred shortly before 9 a.m. on March 7 in the westbound lanes of I-10 at Exit 24. “CMV oversized load was traveling westbound with an excavator on a flatbed trailer and did not clear the bridge of exit 24,” said Hidalgo County Fire Rescue District 1. Firefigh…