New runaway truck ramp to open on Transmountain following deadly crashes

EL PASO, TEXAS (KFOX14/CBS4) — The Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) is set to open a new runaway truck ramp on Transmountain at 6 a.m. Wednesday morning.

It will be the fourth runaway truck ramp on Transmountain, but crews say it is the first mechanical escape ramp in Texas.

Engineers say the system can stop a 90,000-pound truck traveling up to 90 miles per hour…

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