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Work to Resume – U.S. 97: Chemult UPRR Bridge
Replacement and Passing Lanes
For more information contact Julianne Repman (541) 388-6224
Contractor crews anticipate resuming construction activities at the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) Bridge Replacement and Passing Lanes Project north of Chemult during the week of March 14. Work is expected to take place Monday - Friday, from 6: 00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. intermittent night and weekend work possible. In the event night work is required, flaggers will control motorist’s movement.
UPPR Bridge Replacement
During the first phase of construction, crews will work to build a new bridge that will replace the existing UPRR Bridge. Once traffic is routed to the new structure, the existing bridge will be demolished. One lane of traffic will be maintained in each direction at all times. Wildish anticipates opening the new bridge to motorists in fall 2005.
Passing Lanes
Crews finished the embankment work for the northbound and southbound passing lanes on U.S. 97 near Chemult, on November 23. Contractor crews anticipate resuming passing lane work during the week of March 21. At this time, crews will complete grading and paving in the area, weather permitting. Contractor crews anticipate opening the new, two-mile section of passing lanes to traffic in the spring of 2005.
These $4.6 million projects are included in a $30.5 million contract awarded to Wildish to replace 11 bridges on U.S. 26, U.S. 97 and Oregon 224. 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) program. During the next decade, OTIA will repair or replace hundreds of bridges, pave and maintain city and county roads, improve and expand interchanges, add new capacity to Oregon's highway system, and remove freight bottlenecks statewide. About 18 family-wage jobs are sustained for every $1 million spent on transportation construction in Oregon. Each year during the OTIA program, construction projects will sustain about 5,000 family-wage jobs.
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