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Truck Driver Charged After Lethbridge’s Whoop-Up Drive Bridge Collision

A provisional support system with daily safety inspections remains in place pending engineers’ assessment of structural damage.

Overview

  • The Lethbridge Police Service has charged the driver with failing to ascertain sufficient space for movement and signaled additional charges are pending.
  • Temporary pillars installed beneath the bridge support its load while crews carry out visual and technical inspections each day.
  • Volker Stein and AECOM engineers are leading detailed structural evaluations to determine the full scope and cost of repairs.
  • Whoop-Up Drive continues to carry traffic on reduced eastbound and westbound lanes under a newly implemented traffic-accommodation plan.
  • No timetable has been set for full repair or reopening as the city awaits final engineering reports.