NOVEMBER 25, 2008 – Sherman Jones, 48, of Las Vegas was killed in a construction accident Monday at the Hoover Dam bypass project. The Federal Highway Administration said that work has been suspended while the accident is investigated. The exact cause of Jones’ death has not been released. Officials at the Hoover Dam bypass project said in a statement that the accident happened while workers were adjusting an alignment cable supporting the bridge’s twin arches.
The Hoover Dam bypass bridge is expected to be completed in 2010. 112 people died during the initial construction of the Hoover Dam, which was completed in 1935. Monday’s fatality accident was the first death in construction of the Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge.
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