A bridge collapse over Lake Pontchartrain in Louisiana Thursday afternoon left one construction worker dead and several injured.According to authorities, a piece of the new Twin Span Bridge over Lake Pontchartrain collapsed around 12:30 p.m. on a portion of the new bridge approximately 3 miles from the St. Tammany Parish side of the lake. The water where the workers fell into is reportedly some 8 to 10 feet deep.
The Twin Span project started in the summer of 2006 and is slated for completion in 2011. The westbound span -- from Slidell to New Orleans -- is scheduled to open to traffic in mid- to late 2009.
The former Twin Span, which has been carrying traffic since the 1960s, sustained major damage during Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and will be taken down.
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