NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- The Whitestone Bridge reopened at around 7 p.m. Friday -- six hours after a construction truck crashed into an overhead road sign sending the sign crashing onto the roadway.
Shortly after 1 p.m., a boon truck driven by a MTA Bridges and Tunnels contractor struck an overhead sign on the Queensbound (southbound) plaza of the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge near the Queens anchorage, according to the MTA.
The impact took down the sign and the gantry -- the metal system that supports signs -- blocking all five lanes (three southbound and two Bronx-bound lanes, and closing the bridge in both directions.
The truck, which has a crane attached to the back, was driving near the Queens anchorage when it struck the sign.
Two contractors suffered minor injuries and were taken to New York City Hospital of Queens.
All traffic was removed safely from the bridge and was diverted to the Throgs Neck and Robert F. Kennedy bridges.
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