ROSS TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A construction worker was rescued early Tuesday morning after falling while working on a bridge along I-279 in Ross Township.
Our photographer captured video of that worker being rescued from the hillside by the Jacks Run Road bridge around 1 a.m.
Brent Wasko, spokesperson for the Allegheny County Department of Public Works, said the male employee of their contractor, Swank Construction Company, fell from underdeck shielding that he was installing on the north side of the bridge.
The man was brought down by a bucket on a fire truck and taken to a hospital. Their condition is currently unknown.
A portion of southbound I-279 and the HOV lanes were supposed to be closed overnight for work, but the closure was canceled because of equipment issues.
PennDOT closed the northbound lanes during the rescue, but they have since been reopened.
The Allegheny County Department of Public Works and Swank Construction Company are investigating the incident.
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