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Teams evaluating roads, bridges, buildings after Oklahoma earthquake (ARTICLE & VIDEO)

Teams evaluating roads, bridges, buildings after Oklahoma earthquake (ARTICLE & VIDEO)

Posted: Oct 13, 2010 12:20 PM
Updated: Oct 14, 2010 11:50 AM
News9.com
By Colleen Chen, NEWS 9

 

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OKLAHOMA CITY -- Governor Brad Henry sent out teams to evaluate state infrastructure following Wednesday's earthquake.

The governor's office contacted emergency management, public safety, transportation and building officials across the state soon after the earthquake struck.

"There's certainly no reason to panic, but we want to err on the side of caution and do everything we can to make sure people and structures are safe," Gov. Henry said.

Employees inside the Oklahoma Department of Transportation knew to call on engineers after the earthquake struck.

"The shaking lasted quite a while. We put a big circle on the map from the epicenter of the earthquake to determine which bridges needed inspection," said ODOT's Terri Angier... FULL ARTICLE

 

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