ORLANDO, Fla. – Interstate 4 reopened in downtown Orlando early Tuesday after a large metal structure that holds signs tipped and then had to be placed on a concrete barrier, forcing officials to close the roadway in both directions.
Crews with the I-4 Ultimate Project said a crane was being used to remove the structure, which then tipped. Florida Department of Transportation spokesman Steve Olson said the structure, known as a truss, did not drop or fall on the roadway.
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"When the truss was lifted from its support poles, it began to tip to one side. The crane operator, following safety training and protocols, lowered the truss down onto temporary concrete barrier wall along the shoulders of the interstate," Olson said in a news release Tuesday afternoon.
The crane did not tip over, and no injuries were reported. Olson said motorists were never at risk.
Crews removed the structure from the highway, which was fully reopened around 6:18 a.m.
"The truss was not cut prior to completing the removal from over the roadway. Crews calculated the weighted center, adjusted the location of the rigging and picked the truss up in one piece and placed it on the ground between the eastbound lanes and Garland Avenue," Olson said.
Editor's note: An earlier version of this story said that the sign collapsed. The story has been updated to reflect new information provided by the Florida Department of Transportation.