US 20 in Dixon County reopens after crash

DIXON COUNTY, Neb. (KCAU) — UPDATE (3:15 p.m.): Highway 20 near Waterbury, Nebraska has reopened Wednesday afternoon.

Nebraska 511 posted on Twitter at 3:09 p.m. that the highway reopened.

The Dixon County Sheriff’s Office told KCAU 9 that the closure was due to a crash involving a truck with an oversized load. A crane was needed to move the load.

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PREVIOUS: U.S. 20 in Dixon County is currently closed due to a crash that happened Tuesday afternoon.

According to the Nebraska 511, U.S. 20 is currently closed from Nebraska 9 to Nebraska 12, just north of Waterbury. The Nebraska 511’s Twitter page confirms the closure was caused by a crash.

According to the Dixon County Sheriff’s Office, the road is still closed Wednesday morning due to a vehicle involved in the crash having been a truck hauling an oversized load. The sheriff’s office said the county is currently waiting for a crane to arrive to move the oversized load so the road can be cleared.

No other details are available at this time. Neither the Nebraska 511 nor the Dixon County Sheriff’s Office provided an estimated reopening time for the road.

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