NTTA issued the following statement:
DALLAS – The North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA) has re-opened the Mountain Creek Lake Bridge following this afternoon’s bomb scare in which an incendiary device was found submerged under water about 20-to-25 feet away from the bridge structure by a Dallas Police Department (DPD) dive team conducting training exercises.
The device was detonated by a DPD bomb squad just before 5 p.m. To ensure the safety of motorists and NTTA personnel, the bridge remained closed while DPD inspected the bridge structure and surrounding area. No devices were found near or around the bridge and the bridge was re-opened just before 6 p.m.
The incident remains under investigation by the Dallas Police Department.
Earlier in the afternoon they had issued this media advisory:
DALLAS – The North Texas Tollway Authority’s (NTTA) Mountain Creek Lake Bridge (MCLB), located in Dallas, will remain closed until about 8 p.m. tonight following this afternoon’s bomb scare in which an incendiary device was found submerged under water about 20-to-25 feet away from the bridge structure by a Dallas Police Department (DPD) dive team conducting dive drills.
The device was detonated by a DPD bomb squad just before 5 p.m. To ensure the safety of motorists and NTTA personnel, the bridge will remain closed while DPD inspects the bridge structure and surrounding area. The bridge will re-open once it has been determined safe to do so.
