An investigation is underway into the Feb. 19 collapse of a crane that was working on the new East End Crossing, part of the Ohio River Bridges project in Louisville, Ky.
The crane, located on a temporary platform adjacent to the Kentucky side of the river, was reportedly removing temporary steel supports from the east end of what will be a 2,500-ft-long, two-tower, cable-stayed bridge when its boom fell against the permanent structure and into the river. No injuries were reported, though the crane operator jumped into the river to escape the falling components, according to Dan Hartlage, a spokesman for WVB East End Partners, developer of the $1.05-billion, 8.5-mile East End Crossing under a public-private partnership with the Indiana Dept. of Transportation.