BATON ROUGE, LA : Sunshine Bridge not damaged by tanker collision on Sunday, 16th June 2019

Although a tanker collision closed down the Sunshine Bridge for a few hours Sunday afternoon (June 16), Louisiana traffic officials said the bridge did not sustain structural damage -- a relief for commuters who were unable to use the bridge for months late last year.
Drivers expressed frustration while Louisiana State Police diverted bridge traffic, forcing them to go the long way around. However, Rodney Mallet, spokesman for the Department of Transportation and Development, said everything worked the way it should have, preventing any major damage.
Owen Smith of Donaldsonville, Chuck Chesteen and Curtis Carter were only three of the travelers impacted by the closure. And while the bridge was only shut down for a few hours, all three drivers said they would be forced to travel that far -- or more -- just to get back on track.
“You have to go down to Gramercy and cross the bridge,” Carter said.
“That’s an extra two or three hours,” Smith said.

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