LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The I-40 Hernando de Soto bridge remains shut down for emergency maintenance due to a crack.
The Arkansas Department of Transportation is holding a news conference at noon.
The bridge, which usually sees around 45,000 vehicles daily, was shut down Tuesday after an inspection crew from ARDOT found a crack on a steel beam.
The Tennessee Department of Transportation will now analyze the structure of the 48-year-old bridge to determine if it is safe for inspections and repair.
TDOT will be in charge of the repairs while ARDOT will re-examine the bridge's structures.
Two previous inspections of the bridge found it to be in "fair" condition.
While the bridge is closed, traffic will be diverted to the I-55 bridge, which will give the 71-year-old bridge twice the daily traffic.
The Associated Press is reporting that repairs to the bridge could "take months."
We will update the article with more information as it becomes available.