Guardrail repaired after freakish accident in Peñitas

PENITAS, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A section of the guardrail along the eastbound lanes of the US 83 Relief Route connecter was damaged Sunday after a freakish accident where an 18-wheeler flew off the overpass.

The connector between Penitas and Palmview is the spot where a tractor got dislodged from a truck and fell over, hitting a car driving underneath the overpass.

On Wednesday, the Texas Department of Transportation announced that the guardrail damaged in the crash was repaired.

The outside shoulder of the roadway that was temporarily closed during repairs has also been reopened to the public.