Boh Bros. Construction, New Orleans, resumed work on Nov. 3 after a four-day suspension of construction on the $803-million Interstate 10 Twin Spans bridge outside of New Orleans, following an accident that put 10 people in the water. One worker was killed.
The accident happened when a 135-ft-long concrete girder beam apparently rotated off its support caps and fell 30 ft into Lake Pontchartrain, says Robert Boh, president. The workers who fell were tied off to the beam and were setting an overhang form for the bridge deck.