Monday was frustrating day for U.S. 90 drivers

Drivers struggled with traffic in both directions Monday on U.S. 90 after accidents delivered a 1-2-3 punch.
At 11:27 p.m., the Sheriff's Office reported that westbound U.S. 90 traffic would be diverted onto La. 182 after an excavator overturned between Thorguson Road and Bayou Vista.
The westbound lanes were reopened about 45 minutes later.
Then, in the early afternoon, the Sheriff's Office reported that the eastbound lanes of the U.S. 90 bridge were being closed after a pair of crashes involving seven vehicles happened on the bridge.
Again, traffic was diverted to La. 182, but cars and tracks backed up on U.S. 90 before the lanes were reopened in mid-afternoon.
No injuries were reported in the accidents.