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| Bridge work to begin on Territorial Hwy., west of J.C. |
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| 12/17/2010 |
December 17, 2010 For more information: Rick Little (541) 726-2442
12-334-R2 email at: mailto:richard.little@odot.state.or.us
Bridge work begins on Territorial Highway in Lane County
JUNCTION CITY – Contractors for the Oregon Department of Transportation are beginning work next week to replace the Bear Creek Bridge on Territorial Highway (OR 200) at milepost 6.6 in northern Lane County.
Beginning Tuesday, Dec. 21, traffic on Territorial just north of High Pass Road will be reduced to one lane and controlled by a traffic signal around the clock through summer 2012. At times during construction, the signal may be turned off and flaggers will control alternating one-way traffic. Along the highway, traffic signs warn travelers that they are approaching the signal and one-way bridge.
ODOT must replace this aging bridge, built in 1953, to ensure continued safety and keep traffic moving smoothly and efficiently along the Territorial Highway corridor. ODOT will maintain one lane of traffic in each direction of Territorial Highway at the construction site, except for occasional brief lane closures controlled by flaggers. There will be one seven-night closure of Territorial Highway for paving toward the end of construction.
The project is funded by the Oregon Transportation Investment Act. ODOT awarded this $ 2.7 million bridge replacement contract to Oregon State Bridge Construction, Inc. Completion is expected in summer 2012.
The OTIA III State Bridge Delivery Program is part of the Oregon Department of Transportation's 10-year, $3 billion Oregon Transportation Investment Act. OTIA funds are repairing or replacing hundreds of bridges, paving and maintaining city and county roads, improving and expanding interchanges, adding new capacity to Oregon's highway system, and removing freight bottlenecks statewide. Based on recent estimates, about 14 family-wage jobs are sustained for every $1 million spent on transportation construction in Oregon. Through 2009, the bridge program has sustained more than 16,000 jobs. Overall, the 10-year program will sustain an annual average of approximately 2,300 jobs.
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