Deaths And Near-Misses Shut Down Virginia Road Project
The Virginia Dept. of Transportation stopped construction for five days on a $650-million interchange project in Springfield after two construction workers died there in two weeks. A third worker died on the job last October.
VDOT suspended work June 7 on the "Mixing Bowl" for a safety review, and construction resumed June 13. It was VDOT's first "stand-down" in northern Virginia, says a spokesman.