A section of Route 1 in Mid-Coast region was shut down Friday after a tractor trailer truck carrying a wind turbine blade to Columbia struck a railroad bridge in Stockton Springs.
Reports indicate that the vehicle collided with the bridge around 5:30am on Friday, causing both the tractor and trailer to overturn, requiring officials to cordon off the area.
According to the Maine State Police, the driver did not “position the vehicle far enough into the left lane to navigate the lower side of the train trestle resulting in the crash.”
“The windmill blade, mounted on large brackets, struck the trestle, causing the truck, trailer, and blade to roll over,” the police explained in a press release.
It appears that the bridge only sustained “minor damage” as a result of the incident.
The Maine State Police, Stockton Springs Fire Department, Waldo County Sheriff’s Office, Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT), and Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) are on the scene. STX — the truck driver’s employer — and representatives from the railroad also responded to assess the situation.
Due to the size of the turbine blade, “the only viable option is to load the blade onto another trailer and reverse it back to Searsport.” This “complex operation” is expected to be achieved by early Saturday morning.
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