Date:
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Contact:
Al Gilson, Communications Manager
WSDOT Eastern Region
2714 N. Mayfair
Spokane, WA 99207
(509)324-6015
gilsona@wsdot.wa.gov
A project to upgrade the guardrail on two bridges in the Spokane area will get underway on Monday, March 17th.
The work involves adding new guardrail on the I-90/Latah Creek Bridge just west of downtown Spokane and the Lindeke Street Bridge which crosses over the freeway just to the west of the Latah Creek structure.
The job involves adding a new “thrie-beam” guardrail on both structures. The rail will be supported by new steel posts attached to the existing curbing. This new rail will be in addition to the existing bridge rail and will bring these bridges up to current guardrail design standards.
On Monday morning, crews will get started on the Lindeke Street Bridge rail work. Motorists should expect daytime single-lane traffic directed by flaggers with some delays as crews install the upgraded rail. This route connects to Government Way and the Old Sunset Highway and it often used as a route to Spokane Falls Community College from US 195. Work on Lindeke should take about a week or so.
The work on the I-90/Latah Creek Bridge will also get underway on March 17th. All of the I-90 construction will be done during the evening and overnight hours, from 7:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., and will not affect traffic during the day.
Drilling, attaching new posts, and installing the new guardrail on the Latah Creek Bridge will take about five or six weeks. During this work, drivers should expect eastbound or westbound lane restrictions with the inside or outside lane closed, depending on the work being done.
The project schedule is subject to change due to weather. The epoxy used to secure the bolts requires temperatures above 40 degrees.
Frank Gurney, Inc. of Spokane is the prime contractor on this project with a construction bid of $562,854.
Funding for this project comes from the “Nickel” transportation package, passed by the Legislature in 2003.
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