NORTH SIOUX CITY, S.D. — BNSF Railway says it has not determined a timeline for replacing the bridge between North Sioux City and Sioux City, Iowa, that collapsed June 23 as a result of flooding, and continues to re-route traffic through Creston, Iowa.
KTIV-TV reports that railroad spokeswoman Kendall Sloan said the railroad is coordinating with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and local levee sponsors on next steps. “We currently have a contractor on site that will mobilize material and heavy equipment to access the river and remove the spans,” Sloan said in a statement. “We also have a consultant engineer and bridge engineers on site to monitor the bridge closely for any changes, so we can react if needed.”
The bridge, used by both BNSF and the D&I Railroad, collapsed after the Big Sioux River reached a record height during recent storms [see “BNSF bridge on South Dakota-Iowa state line collapses,” Trains News Wire, June 24, 2024].
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