PICTURES! And an Update! July 31st, 2012

Here are some pictures from last weeks girder placement... look at the size of those things!

The voided slabs for the first half of the new bridge are in place.  The contractor will be working on placing a temporary deck on the slabs and building approach ramps.  Work on the welded wire faced structural earth wall has begun and will continue through late fall.   Several utilities are in the process of relocating their facilities so work on the project can continue.

CLOSURE TONIGHT (TUESDAY - JULY 17th)

Public Works

ISSUE ALERT

WHAT:  EMERGENCY ROAD CLOSURE

WHERE:  Rich Rd. S.E. at Spurgeon Creek (by Lattin’s Cider Mill)

WHEN:  10:00 p.m. July 17^th to 2:00a.m. July 18^th, 2012

WHO’S INVOLVED / AFFECTED:  Emergency road closure for installation of a bypass culvert to increase capacity of water flow due to recent storm activity.  There are reader boards in place notifying roadway users of the closure.  There will be NO thru traffic and no detour route marked.

CONTACT PERSON/PHONE NUMBER:  Contractor Rognlin’s, Inc. – Ed Clevenger at 581-0860 or Thurston County Public Works Inspector Shawn Brandt at 239-2525.

July 12th, 2012

From the field:

  For the rest of the week the contractor will continue with forms for abutments nos.1 & 2 with little interference with traffic, although the contractor is moving in more equipment and materials for next week when we will be in the fish window and activity will increase.

 On Friday we will be pouring concrete into abutments nos.1 & 2, about 21+- yards each which could cause slight traffic delays. Scheduled time is in the afternoon but the contractor is trying to move the time up to 8:00 a.m. in the morning.

What this means:

Traffic impacts will increase during the week while we prepare for the time that we have permission to work in the area that would normally impact riparian life (fish). 

Friday there will be some traffic delays for entry and exit of trucks and movement of equipment. Please watch for traffic control and use alternate routes to your destination if possible.