[Az-Geocaching] Sad story.

[will47096 at cox.net]

It is a sad story.  They have been doing roadwork for two months on the entire north side (southbound lanes) of our section of highway.  Concrete barriers were put right next to the road. Way too dangerous for a cleanup I thought... but still the ADOT contract workers cleaned.  They still had bags from their last cleanup next to the road this morning (both sides and median).  I'm not sure if she was on our section of highway or working further North on the section North East of ours on the other side of Gilbert Road.  If they were working on our section they were probably picking up the bags from the last cleanup. 

Will
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---- Brian Casteel <bcasteel at uccinc.net> wrote: 
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> Woman worker killed on Arizona 87, lane still closed
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> Teana Wagner
> The Arizona Republic
> Oct. 2, 2007 08:05 AM 
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> A vehicle hit and killed a female worker cleaning the edge of northbound
> Arizona 87 near Gilbert Road Tuesday morning.
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> The worker, a woman in her mid 40s, was along the roadway for when the
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> The woman died on the scene as a result of trauma caused by the collision,
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> The northbound left lane was to remain closed as the investigation of the
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> Northbound traffic was reported heavy as a result of the accident, but
> southbound traffic did not seem to be affected. The woman was an employee
> for a contract company called Anderson Maintenance that cleans the edges of
> the roadway, the public safety department said. 
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> Although the transportation department is working on construction about ten
> miles north of the accident near Beeline Highway and Bush Highway, the
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> Pederson for the state Department of Transportation said.
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> "The construction we had going on near the Beeline Highway and Bush Highway
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> Brian
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> Team A.I.
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