More than a dozen people have been injured after a bridge under construction collapsed Monday afternoon.
Officials say 14 construction workers received minor injuries, including broken bones as they were pouring concrete. Authorities say the bridge's support structure, which may have been up to 30 feet high, collapsed. Some of the workers rode the debris down to the ground, officials say. All workers have been accounted for. None of the injuries are life threatening.
Authorities are worried that there could be additional collapses due to the impact from the first collapse. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating as well as the Idaho Transportation Department. "We are relieved that no one was seriously hurt by this accident," said Pamela Lowe, Idaho Transportation Department director. "We will begin immediately to work with the contractor to learn what happened."
Work started in late September to replace the I-84 overpasses at Robinson Boulevard and Black Cat Road as part of the I-84 widening project from Meridian to Nampa. Work on both bridges has been suspended pending an investigation. Graham Construction and Management of Spokane is the contractor on this $8.5 million project to rebuild the bridges.
From www.2news.tv
Officials say 14 construction workers received minor injuries, including broken bones as they were pouring concrete. Authorities say the bridge's support structure, which may have been up to 30 feet high, collapsed. Some of the workers rode the debris down to the ground, officials say. All workers have been accounted for. None of the injuries are life threatening.
Authorities are worried that there could be additional collapses due to the impact from the first collapse. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating as well as the Idaho Transportation Department. "We are relieved that no one was seriously hurt by this accident," said Pamela Lowe, Idaho Transportation Department director. "We will begin immediately to work with the contractor to learn what happened."
Work started in late September to replace the I-84 overpasses at Robinson Boulevard and Black Cat Road as part of the I-84 widening project from Meridian to Nampa. Work on both bridges has been suspended pending an investigation. Graham Construction and Management of Spokane is the contractor on this $8.5 million project to rebuild the bridges.
From www.2news.tv
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