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Oct. 1, 2009
JOHN DAY, Ore. — Motorists on U.S. 26 should expect daytime flagging and up to 20-minute delays through Nov. 6 as workers perform earthwork and paving at Coles Bridge west of John Day at milepost 155.8.
Contractors for the Oregon Department of Transportation will work weekdays from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Flaggers will direct alternating one-way traffic during the earthwork and paving. Temporary traffic signals are currently being used to direct single lane travel through the work zones and these will remain in place until bridge work is completed in fall 2011.
The $5.7 million project replaces Coles Bridge, which was originally built in 1953. This work is part of the ODOT’s McKay Creek to Silvies Slough Project, which will help ensure continued safety and mobility along the U.S. Highway 395 and U.S. 26 corridors. Wildish Standard Paving Co., based in Eugene, Ore., is the lead contractor.
The bridge replacements and repairs are part of the Oregon Department of Transportation's 10-year, $3 billion Oregon Transportation Investment Act program. OTIA funds 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. Based on 2008 dollars, about 14 family-wage jobs are sustained for every $1 million spent on transportation construction in Oregon. Each year during the remainder of the OTIA program, we estimate that construction projects will sustain an average of 4,100 family-wage jobs.
Drivers should visit www.TripCheck.com or call 511 for current traffic advisories.
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