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WEBVTT RAL PART OF THIS RED LISTED BRIDGE.THE ROUTE 102 BRIDGE THAT CROSSESrt INTERSTATE 93 SOUTH IN LONDONDERRY NOW HAS WHAT'S KNOWNAS PROTECTIVE SHIELDING UNDERNEATH IT TO CATCH ANY DEBRIS FROM FALLING ON TO THErt INTERSTATE LIKE IT DID AT 1:40 THIS AFTERNOON. STATE POLICE SAID A PIECE OF CONCRETE BROKE ON TO PIECES DOWNrtBELOW THAT VEHICLES RAN OVER THEM. ONE HAS A DAMAGED HOOD BUT NO ONE WAS HURT. >> THEY ARE PUTTING UP SHIELDINGON THE BEAMS TO PREVENTrt ANY KINDOF DEBRIS FROM FALLING DOWN IN THE FUTURE. JEAN: THERE WAS A TRAFFIC SNARLINGrt DETOUR WHILE BRIDGE INSPECTORS LOOKED AT THE BELLY OF THE 1962 STRUCTURE.NOW RED LISTED AND BEING REPLACED BY A NEW BRIDGE THAT'S rtBEING BUILT RIGHT NEXT TO IT. INSPECTORS FOUND THE BRIDGE STILL SAFE. THE MISSING CONCRETE PIECE PURELY COSMETIC.>>rt THIS IS NOT A STRUCTURAL COMPONENT OF THE BRIDGE.IT'S MORE OF A COSMETIC COMPONENT.THERE WERE MANY BRIDGES THAT HADSIMILAR TYPrtE OF A CONSTRUCTION. WE'RE TAKING A LOOK AT THOSE BRIDGES ACROSS THE STATE. >> ABOUT 75 SIMILAR BRIDGES WILLBE INSPECTED. THE D.O.T. SAYS THAT COSMETIC rtFEATURE THAT FAILED TODAY HAS NOT BEEN USED ON BRIDGES IN NEW HAMPSHIRE IN 15 YEARS.>> THAT PARTICULAR AREA HAS 100,000 VEHICLE ASrt DAY. 30,000 ON TOP OF THE BRIDGE AND 70,000 ON I-93. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL MOTORISTS ARE PASSING SAFELY rtTHROUGH THAT AREA.JEAN: AND ONCE AGAIN, ALL LANES OF 93 ARE BACK OPEN TONIGHT.INSPECTORS HAVE SAID THAT TrtHIS BRIDGE IS SAFE FOR TRAVEL AND

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All lanes on Interstate 93 South have been reopened after concrete fell from a bridge over the highway in Londonderry.The highway was closed around 1:40 p.m. Monday at Exit 4 because of debris falling from a bridge that was redlisted in 2015.Traffic was detoured off Exit 5 onto Route 28 and Route 128. Southbound traffic was backed up to well before Exit 5.Officials said a piece of concrete fell from the NH Route 102 bridge that spans over I-93 about 1:40 p.m. The concrete smashed into pieces on the highway and was run over by multiple vehicles.According to New Hampshire State Police, one vehicle sustained hood damage but no one was hurt.Officials said the debris was cleaned up immediately. Inspectors looked at the belly of the bridge and found that it was still safe.Officials said the piece of concrete that fell was cosmetic -- not a structural component of the bridge, which was built in 1962. It will be replaced by a new bridge, which is already under construction, in 2018.“This is not a structural component of the bridge -- more of a cosmetic piece underneath the bridge near a beam, there were many bridges of that era that had similar type construction to we're taking a closer look at those bridges across the state,” NHDOT spokesman Bill Boynton said.The bridge now has “protective shielding” underneath it to catch any debris from falling on to the highway.“They are putting up shielding on the beams to prevent any kind of debris from falling down in the future,” said Jay Levine, NH DoT I-93 corridor supervisor.All similar bridges in the state, about 75 total, will now be inspected.Officials said the cosmetic feature that failed today has not been used on bridges in New Hampshire in 15 years. “That particular overpass has 100,000 – 30,000 on top, 70,000 below. We want to make sure all motorists moving safely through that area,” Boynton said.Inspectors also looked at the northbound side and said they're confident the bridge is safe to drive on and under.