Lowering of weight restriction for La. 26 bridge causing issues

Lowering of weight restriction for La. 26 bridge causing issues

By Doris Maricle The Louisiana Department of Transportation has lowered the weight restriction for the middle bridge on La. 26, west of the Ouiska Chitto Creek Bridge in Mittie, from 40 tons to 15 tons. The change precedes the anticipated closure of La. 26, west of Oberlin, for replacement of three bridges near Osaka Chitto Creek. As a result, loaded log trucks, chip trucks, and tractor-trailers are no longer permitted to cross the bridge becaus…