The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development has given the green light for Boh Bros. Construction to resume suspended activities on the $803-million I-10 Twin Spans bridges in New Orleans. The DOTD has approved use of a modified procedure to prevent girders from rolling, which occurred on Oct. 30 when a girder rolled off a bent during a deck-form flipping operation, sending 10 workers into the water, critically injuring two and killing Eric Troy Blackmon, 44, a foreman and 11-year Boh employee.
“We have not determined why the girder rolled off the bridge, but we are confident that these new procedures will prevent girders from rolling, regardless of the cause,” says Gordon Nelson, La. DOTD assistant secretary, announcing the approval Dec. 16.