Northway overpass closure traffic disruptions to last weeks | The Daily Gazette
SECTIONS
April 15, 2021
The underside of the Sitterly Road overpass on I-87 was damaged after a truck carrying a boom lift struck the Clifton Park bridge on Wednesday.
Shares0
CLIFTON PARK & HALFMOON
The two towns around Northway Exit 9 are anticipating extended local traffic disruptions because of the boom rig accident Wednesday morning that seriously damaged the Sitterly Road overpass over the Northway, closing that bridge indefinitely, pending repairs.
Two out of three Northway lanes re-opened before the Thursday morning commute, relieving the shocking wave of additional traffic on local roads that was seen after Wednesday morning’s crash, which abruptly closed all the southbound lanes but the situation on Thursday wasn’t anywhere near normal, either.
(Schenectady) Daily Gazette A truck towing a trailer with a boom lift struck the Sitterly overpass on Interstate 87 southbound near exit 9 in Clifton Park on Wednesday.
(Provided photo â Erica Miller, Daily Gazette) Traffic backs up down Route 9 southbound in Jonesville Wednesday after a truck towing a trailer with a boom lift struck the Sitterly overpass on Interstate 87 southbound near exit 9 in Clifton Park.
(Provided photo â Erica Miller, Daily Gazette) Traffic backs up down Route 9 southbound in Jonesville Wednesday after a truck towing a trailer with a boom lift struck the Sitterly overpass on Interstate 87 southbound near exit 9 in Clifton Park.
Created: April 15, 2021 06:19 AM
The Department of Transportation says the southbound on-ramp to I-87 from State Route 146 in Clifton Park at Exit 9 has reopened after Wednesday s major crash.
Two lanes also remain open on the southbound Northway at this vicinity, with one lane closed.
Meanwhile, the driver of the truck involved in the accident on the Northway Wednesday causing damage to a bridge that closed part of the Northway for hours has been ticketed.
State police say 56-year-old George Gazzi of Colonie was driving, when the boom lift on the trailer of the truck had raised, hitting the Sitterly Road overpass.
Northway closure causes commuter chaos, and it may continue for awhile dailygazette.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailygazette.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Truck driver ID’d in Clifton Park Northway overpass strike; Colonie resident ticketed | The Daily Gazette
SECTIONS
The boom lift Wednesday morning, left. Damage to the underside of the overpass.
Shares0
GAZETTE COVERAGE
George Gizzi, 56, of Colonie, was traveling in the right most southbound lane early Wednesday morning. The boom lift on the trailer of the truck had raised, exceeding the high limit for the Sitterly overpass and struck the bridge.
The impact knocked the boom lift from the trailer and it came to rest across all three lanes, state police said.
The impact also severely damaged the bridge supports, including at least three large I beams. One sustained a large gash. It bent at least two others.