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Brownouts Cause Area Road Closures

Brock Kappelmann - February 14, 2023 1:15 pm

 

Westbound Highway 54 going into Oklahoma was shut down Tuesday afternoon due to “brownout” and multiple accidents in Texas County.

Update* // Roadway blocked – Texas county

The inside lane of westbound US-54 has been reopened to traffic. The outside lane remains closed.

UPDATE: The roadway has been reopened in Beaver County !!!

Earlier, at approximately 1pm,  the Bryan’s Corner junction (US-412 / US-83) in southwestern Beaver county was in blackout conditions due to high wind and blowing dirt.

The highway had been shut down at that time.

 

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