Last Updated on September 27, 2022, 9:03 AM | Published: September 26, 2022
OKLAHOMA CITY (Free Press) — Crews brought in three cranes Monday to remove a toppled crane that had crashed into the News 9 — Oklahoman building Sunday along with a digital billboard they were trying to remove.
The incident caused the busy intersection of N. Robinson and West Sheridan Ave. to be closed the rest of the day Sunday and throughout the day Monday.
One crane was needed to stand up the original crane that had heeled over into the building as a crew was trying to remove the digital billboard that has been on the southwest corner of the building since The Oklahoman first moved there in 2014.
Two more cranes were used to lift the billboard that had come to rest half-way down the front of the building Sunday. In a slow, coordinated process, the two cranes were attached one to the top, the other to the bottom of the billboard as it was lowered down onto Sheridan Avenue.
The crane had been trying to remove the billboard from the corner of the building but somehow tipped once the billboard had been cut loose from the building, landing the crane into the corner of the building and the billboard coming to rest just above the door into Mahogany Steak House on the first floor.
Only one person was injured but not seriously.
Monday evening, police had no estimates on when the intersection would be open again.
Here is our earlier coverage:
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