CONTRACTOR VIOLATES CONTRACT WITH STATE, LIABILITY LEADS TO $2 MILLION SETTLEMENT

When an independent contractor violates contract specifications while resurfacing an interstate highway in Connecticut, a lawsuit brought after a serious accident cost the contractor approximately $1.7 Million. A van had lost control in construction zone I-86 when it encountered a drop off between the pavement and the gravel shoulder. The driver was left guadriplegic as a result of the accident. The contractor had been required to provide a gravel recovery area adjacent to and level with the shoulder when that portion of the road was being used as a travel lane. Witnesses testified that a drop off varying between two and seven inches existed between the newly paved shoulder and the gravel areas.

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    TranSafety Incorported

    9520 Lee Highway
    Fairfax, VA  United States  22031
  • Publication Date: 0

Media Info

  • Pagination: pl
  • Serial:
    • TRANSAFETY REPORTER
    • Volume: 3
    • Issue Number: 1
    • Publisher: TranSafety, Incorporated
    • ISSN: 0884-612X

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00395701
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Oct 31 1985 12:00AM