Drivers on the State Route 433 Lewis and Clark Bridge will pass construction equipment this winter, but they won’t see work crews or traffic impacts until next spring.
Earlier this fall, contractor crews on the SR 433, Lewis and Clark Bridge Painter project wrapped the south end of the bridge with cables in preparation for painting work to restore and preserve the historic bridge. Winter weather is not conducive for painting, so crews will move off the roadway this week, but leave the cables and a height restriction behind.
A height restriction of 16.5 feet has been in effect on the bridge since crews began work in September, and will remain in place throughout the duration of the project.
The cables wrapped around the bridge’s outside structure form the framework for containment platforms that will enclose workers and materials during painting work. Crews will use the platforms next spring while sandblasting and repainting the steel supports above the roadway.
This work is part of the third and final phase of a project to restore and preserve the historic bridge. The bridge is an important transportation link between Washington and Oregon carrying 21,000 vehicles per day, 13 percent of which are trucks moving freight.
This $40 million phase of construction includes $12.3 million in funding through the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and was awarded to Odyssey/Geronimo JV of Houston, Penn., in June.
The project is on schedule to be complete by fall 2013.
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