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DOT Aims To Reopen I-4 Today, But That’s No Promise


The eastbound lanes of I-4 were repaired Thursday, a day after 10 separate crashes affected 70 vehicles. Tribune photo by JULIE BUSCH


The state Department of Transportation has a goal of getting Interstate 4 open today. However, officials caution, there is no guarantee or promise the closed portion of the highway will be open to traffic today.

The DOT has no timeline or specific schedule and will not say whether there will be a partial opening of the road.

Workers are repairing asphalt damaged by burning vehicles. The contract for repair work is $300,000.



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About The Pileup:


        Smoke from a brush fire mixed with early morning fog was blamed for a pileup of at least 70 vehicles in Polk County, which Sheriff Grady Judd called "the worst you’ve ever seen."
        At least four people were killed and at least 38 were injured, many of them seriously.
        About 20 of the vehicles involved were tractor-trailer rigs and tankers, and at least one caught fire, sparking a blaze that spread to at least a dozen other vehicles.
        Up to 100 people were involved, Judd said.
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