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Highway 520 Crane Breaks Loose
On Wednesday March 1st, a floating crane broke loose from tethers and drifted from the Highway 520 project toward waterfront homes on Lake Washington.
According to a Laurelhurst homeowner, the crane was floating north of the job site toward residential docks at about 4 a.m.
Emily Durante, a project spokeswoman for the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), reported that the equipment ran aground in shallow water and was retrieved before reaching any homes or docks.