Date:  Friday, June 27, 2008

Contact: Emily Pace, WSDOT Communications, 360-357-2716

GRAYS HARBOR – WSDOT begins work to preserve the State Route 105 Johns River Bridge next Monday.

For the next three months, crews will be out cleaning and painting the metal structures on the bridge, nine miles west of Aberdeen. New paint protects the metal surfaces from corrosion. Part of the project includes building a temporary work platform beneath the span.

The $600,000 project, awarded to Purcell Painting & Coatings, of Seattle is scheduled for completion by the end of September.

Motorists should expect single-lane alternating traffic during work hours. Flaggers will assist motorists through the work zone. If backups become excessive, the contractor plans to open all lanes to allow traffic to clear.

The Johns River Bridge was built in 1952 and averages 6,550 vehicles daily.

For information on upcoming traffic impacts, call 5-1-1 or visit www.wsdot.wa.gov/traffic/.

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As construction projects increase across Washington, WSDOT asks drivers to "Give ‘em a Brake" in work zones. Giving workers a brake could give you a brake, too. An overwhelming majority of people injured or killed in work zone collisions are drivers and passengers. So slow down, pay attention, help protect the worker and yourself.

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