Beginning Mon. June 26, contractor crews will close one to two lanes each evening between 9 p.m.–5 a.m. for bridge repair work
VANCOUVER – Nighttime Interstate 205 travelers in Southwest Washington should plan for overnight work zones and additional travel time for the next few months.
Starting Monday, June 26, Washington State Department of Transportation’s contactor, Granite Construction, will resume joint rehabilitation work on several bridges on I-205 by replacing concrete headers and resealing the joints. Doing this work will provide a smoother transition between the highway and the bridge approaches.
What to expect:
Beginning Monday, June 26, contractor crews will close one to two lanes each evening between 9 p.m. – 5 a.m. for bridge repair work at these locations:
- Northbound and southbound I-205 over State Route 14 at milepost 27.24
- Northbound and southbound I-205 over Burton Road at milepost 27.79
- Northbound and southbound I-205 over Salmon Creek Avenue at milepost 36.00
Additionally, intermittent on- and off-ramp closures will occur. This work is weather dependent and scheduled to change at any time.
Know before you go
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Also read:
- WA and OR scale back I-5 Bridge ambitions as cost balloons
A $14.4 billion price tag prompts Washington and Oregon leaders to delay portions of the I-5 bridge project and prioritize just the main spans. - Letter: ‘Now we have Engineer Bob telling us the I-5 Bridge needs replacing because it is built on shifting sand with wooden structures’
Amboy resident Thomas Schenk critiques Democrat leadership, tax policies, and the addition of light rail to the I-5 Bridge, while urging Republican voters to participate more in midterm elections. - The I-5 Bridge is vulnerable to collapse, but apparently not that vulnerable
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Ken Vance critiques the announced $14.4 billion I-5 Bridge replacement, questioning funding gaps, the insistence on light rail, unaddressed congestion, and transparency from state officials. - Cost for IBR’s total project ‘most likely’ to be $14.4 billion
Washington’s governor committed to a light rail bridge across the Columbia River, prioritizing the $7.65 billion initial phase while sidestepping the full project’s $14.4 billion price tag.
