- By Dan Veaner
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When a truck loaded with windmill pylons smacked into the Triphammer Road bridge nearly a year and a half ago, the spanning I-beam on the east side was so damaged that it had to be replaced. Traffic was squeezed to the west side of the bridge while repairs were made. Once the main beam was replaced cross-beams were to connect it to the beam on the west side of the bridge. But the wrong beams were ordered, and work wasn't completed until just a few weeks ago.
bridge_ibeam.jpg "They put in the cross-ties to the adjacent I-beam," says Village of Lansing Mayor Donald Hartill. "They have not re-striped the road, so if you drive across you'll notice the northbound lane has a very luxurious amount of space, and the southbound lane is not so wide."
Hartill says the cold weather makes it hard to paint new stripes on the road, so he anticipates it will not be completed until next Spring.
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