Kansas Department of Transportation crews were expected to be finished mid-morning Friday cleaning up concrete that fell from a Hays bridge over Interstate 70.

KDOT Area Engineer Kevin Zimmer said the concrete fell from the drip line of the Vine Street overpass. The loose material fell from the south edge of the westbound bridge, he said.

“(The drip line) is always the first part that starts corroding. It’s not that uncommon,” Zimmer said, saying KDOT crews were clearing loose material along the entire drip line. “We’re proactively chipping away at that.”

Debris fell in the northbound turn lane, but Zimmer said he was not aware of any incidents cause by the concrete in the roadway.

The bridge is not on a schedule for replacement, he said, noting the last time significant work was done on the bridge was in 2001.