Incident Involving Oversized Load Shuts Down Highway Between Tulsa, Owasso

Editor's Note: Northbound Highway 169 near the 46th street north exit in Owasso is now open at 6:30 p.m., following the removal of a disabled commercial truck that was carrying an oversized load on Friday.

A broken down semi-truck has shut down northbound Highway 169 near the 46th street north exit in Owasso.

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation says the highway is closed for all northbound drivers and is recommending alternate routes.ODOT says the trailer of the semi-truck broke under the weight of the oversized load it was carrying. One lane was open for time but all lanes had to close around 2:45 p.m.

Crews have wreckers on the scene right now trying to get the wreck cleared.