Semi-truck strikes bridge on I-70 eastbound near Topeka, Topeka KS
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TrafficA semi-truck carrying large equipment struck a bridge on I-70 eastbound near Golden Pass in Topeka. The bridge may be damaged, and the Kansas Department of Transportation is inspecting it.
Audio|Heard on: Topeka Police Dispatch - East and West
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01:11
Transcript:
00:00
Okay. Can you check I-70 as a 364 eastbound?
00:05
Caller says it's just east where the overpass over I-70, and a semi-truck with a large piece of equipment went underneath the bridge and took a chunk of the bridge out.
00:15
I could just check and make sure there's nothing in the road there.
00:20
Good question.
00:22
Something for one.
00:28
61, you also have KDOT, going out there to look at the bridge.
00:37
Now we're doing it now.
00:40
All right, thank you.
00:48
So, I'm 435, I put myself to any.
00:50
I could take 436, call and advise.
00:55
So we're 436.
01:00
242 hours.
01:03
In 61, if we could just do one other thing, would you broadcast at KHP if he's damaging the bridge? I don't want to hit him another one down the road.
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Location mentioned:
I-70, Topeka, KS
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