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A dump truck hit a metal structure and sign over Interstate 440 in Raleigh on Friday, closing both directions of the highway for a surprisingly short period of time. 



Dump truck hit sign over I-440 in Raleigh, slowing traffic for close to 1 hour

<p>ON FUTURECAST, THAT COULD MEAN A CHANCE FOR RAIN. &gt;&gt; WHERE FIRST YEAR AT 4 O'CLOCK, WE'VE GOT TO TAKE ANOTHER LOOK OUTSIDE AND GET TRAFFIC MOVING AGAIN. THANKFULLY, THIS IS I-440, EAST AND WEST. &gt;&gt; THIS AFTER QUITE A SCENE, A SHINE A TRUCK THAT BROUGHT TRAFFIC TO A STANDSTILL AFTER FALLING THIS AFTERNOON OR NEAR HILL. HILLSBOROUGH STREET NOW A HUGE RELIEF FOR DRIVERS DURING THIS RUSH HOUR ON A FRIDAY. THANKS FOR BEING WITH US. I'M DAN HAGGERTY AND I'M LENA TILLETT. BOTH LANES WERE SHUT DOWN NEAR THE HILLSBOROUGH STREET EXIT FOR ABOUT AN HOUR. YOU CAN SEE FROM DRONE 5. HOW QUICKLY TRAFFIC BUILT UP HERE. AGAIN, THIS IS ALL BECAUSE THAT SIGN YOU JUST SAW THERE CAME CRASHING DOWN. WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE THIS AFTERNOON BEGINNING WITH BRETT KNESE. BRETT, I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE SOME BREAKING NEWS FOR US. WE NOW KNOW WHAT CAUSED ALL THIS. A TRUCK THAT HIT THE &gt;&gt; THAT'S RIGHT. AND I JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH RALEIGH POLICE. THEY TELL ME IT WAS A DUMP TRUCK WHO HAD ITS BED RAISE WHEN IT WAS DRIVING UNDERNEATH THE SIGN AND THAT RAISE BET, HIT THE BOTTOM OF THE SIGN. AND THAT'S WHEN IT CAME CRASHING DOWN HERE BEHIND ME. YOU CAN SEE HERE THE TRAFFIC IS FLOWING FREELY. WE'RE GOING TO ZOOM IN ON WHAT IS LEFT OF THAT SIGN. HALF OF IT ON ONE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HALF OF IT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD. WANT TO SHOW YOU SOME MORE VIDEO FROM JOAN 5 TO SHOW YOU WHAT THAT CLEANUP PROCESS LOOK LIKE AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR. THEY FINALLY WERE ABLE TO GET ALL OF THIS OFF THE ROAD AND REOPEN TRAFFIC. GET YOU TELLS ME THEY'RE ABLE TO DO THAT SO QUICKLY BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL AND EQUIPMENT THAT WAS IN THIS AREA THAT THE MACHINERY THAT YOU'RE SEEING THERE, THAT THEY USED TO REMOVE THE SIGN HAPPENED TO BE IN THIS AREA FOR THE FOR 40 WIDENING PROJECT. IF SHE TELLS ME ALSO THAT SIDE WAS SET TO COME DOWN AT SOME POINT DURING THIS CONSTRUCTION PROCESS. AND ON A LITTLE EARLIER NOW BECAUSE OF THIS CRASH, I POLICE TELL ME THAT THE DRIVER THEY WERE ABLE TO FIND THE DRIVER AND THAT TRUCK A LITTLE A LITTLE WHILE LATER HERE STILL IN THIS AREA. TELL ME THAT HE WILL LIKELY FACE SOME SORT OF CHARGE, BUT THEY HAVEN'T EXACTLY FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT IS YET TO SELL. TOP OF THAT</p>

I-440 sign damaged from dump truck crash

Dump truck hit sign over I-440, briefly stopping traffic in Raleigh

Damaged sign over I-440 blocks traffic in Raleigh

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