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| Old Youngs Bay Bridge evening closure |
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| 05/20/2010 |
May 20, 2010
For More Information: Lou Torres, Public Affairs Specialist
05-109-R2
503-986-2880
louis.c.torres@odot.state.or.us
Steve Carter, District 1 Astoria, 503-325-722
ODOT to close Old Youngs Bay Bridge during the evenings of May 24-27
ASTORIA—The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) will be closing the Old Youngs Bay Bridge on U.S. 101 Business (also known locally as Alternate 101), from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. each evening on May 24-27 as part of the deck replacement project scheduled to start June 4.
This is an engineer’s estimate of the time it will take to install a work platform under the double bascule lift spans. The work platform will give ODOT crews and contractors a working surface to walk on during June 4-20 when they replace the rapidly deteriorating roadway deck.
The planned deck replacement during June 4-20 will be a full 24-7 bridge closure. Motorists will use U.S. 101 as the detour route.
“The work during May 24-27 could take less time or more time depending on conditions,” emphasized Steve Carter, ODOT’s coordinator on the project.
The drawbridge, built in 1921, has been closed to marine traffic from May 1 to June 30. ODOT plans to replace the current deck with a conventional open steel grid decking system.
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