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July 11, 2008

Update: Iway worker hit by construction vehicle / Photo

Journal photo / Gretchen Ertl
A look at the location of an accident this afternoon in which an Iway construction worker was hurt.

PROVIDENCE -- A construction worker on the Iway project was apparently struck by a construction vehicle this afternoon.

The worker for Cardi Corp. was brought by rescue to the hospital, state Department of Transportation spokesman Charles St. Martin said.

St. Martin said the incident happened about 2 p.m. to the right of Route 95 north, in a protected area behind barriers near the Point Street overpass.

He said the location is on the western side of Route 95 near the old Exit 20, which has been closed for the Route 195 relocation project known as the Iway.

The work site is shortly before a sign advising motorists they have a quarter-mile until Exit 21.

After a rescue truck had left, some yellow construction trucks of different types could be seen at some distance from each other at the site. Among them was a large yellow Caterpillar vehicle with four massive wheels, its front-end shovel filled with dirt.

A few state troopers were on scene; at one point they stood on the northbound highway's right side, motioning with their hands for traffic to take it slow. Several construction workers in white hard hats were on site, too.

-- With reports from projo.com staff writer Michael McKinney

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