DEWITT, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) -- A construction worker assigned to the I-81 Viaduct Project was hurt this morning after falling from a beam in the work zone along I-481.

The worker fell near the bridge over the CSX railyard, where the DOT has been working to convert I-481 into the new I-81, on Oct. 30.

A spokesperson for the State Department of Transportation said the worker is receiving medical attention, but did not specify the worker's medical condition.

NewsChannel 9 journalists saw an ambulance leave the scene.

A spokesperson for the DeWitt Police Department, the responding police agency, indicated that their officers' minimal involvement suggests the worker's injuries were minor.

Currently, the DOT has the southbound lane split into two lanes in that area.

The incident caused signific

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