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Topic: State & Local
Oregon
This week, the Oregon Department of Transportation has announced that work will continue on U.S. Highway 101 on the Youngs Bay Bridge. The project consists of repairing structural members, upgrading electrical and mechanical components and painting the bridge over Youngs Bay. The scheduled work includes installation of a new walkway at Piers 2 and 3 as well as coating the bridge steel at the lift span.Youngs Bay Bridge closures to all traffic are expected to occur between Sunday night and Friday morning from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. A detour route will be provided along U.S. Highway 101 Business and West Marine Drive over the Old Young's Bay Bridge and the Lewis and Clark Bridge. Expect minor delays.
Also this week, a project consisting of replacing and upgrading traffic signals on U.S. Highway 101 at its intersection with First, Third and Fourth streets in Tillamook and Harbor Street in Warrenton. The scheduled work includes installation of drilled shaft footings for the traffic signal poles. Traffic will be controlled with flaggers. Expect minor delays.
For information, call 5-1-1 or go to (www.tripcheck.com)
Washington
ILWACO, Wash. - The Washington State Department of Transportation will be working on multiple slide removals on State Route 6 this week. Temporary lane shifts on can be expected in both directions as crews repair the slides. Maintenance work will be done between the Raymond East Bridge and the Willapa River Bridge.Work will continue on shoreline erosion repairs on SR 401 at milepost 3.70. There will be daytime single-lane closures with flaggers. Advanced warning signs will be in place alerting motorists of the closures ahead. The work is dry-weather dependent.
Shoreline erosion repairs between mileposts 0.40 and 2.74 on U.S. Highway 101 will also continue this week. There will be daytime single-lane and shoulder closures with flaggers, and advanced warning signs will be in place alerting motorists of the closures ahead. Work is dry-weather dependent.
For information, contact Denys Tak at (800) 545-1393.
The paving project on U.S. Highway 101 from the Astoria Bridge to SR 4 and SR 401 is substantially complete. Additional traffic impacts may occur for the next few weeks as crews complete final project items.
