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Intersection of Ambassador and Bertrand Drive now open

Posted at 3:54 PM, Jul 08, 2019
and last updated 2019-07-08 16:57:42-04

The Intersection of Ambassador and Bertrand Drive now open following its closure Monday morning.

That closure, caused by a low hanging traffic light, backed up traffic at the intersection.

The intersection was closed due to a wire hazard.

Corporal Bridgette Dugas with the Lafafayette Police Department said that the top of an 18-wheeler clipped the light causing the the downed light. The traffic signal where Ambassador and Bertrand merge was hanging lower than normal affecting traffic flow.

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