Commuter Alert: Groat Road Bridge closed due to 'crane incident'

The Groat Road Bridge is closed in both directions due to an “incident involving a construction crane,” city officials warned Wednesday afternoon.
Adriana Amelio, spokeswoman for the City of Edmonton, said the crane suffered a “wheel derailment.” The bridge is in the midst of a major two-year, $48-million rehabilitation project and is normally down to just one lane of traffic in each direction while the work is underway.
As a result of the crane problem, the bridge is com