Shine: Hood Canal Bridge closed to traffic in overnight hours

Published 12:01 am Friday, May 21, 2004

Construction work on the Hood Canal Bridge are requiring periodic draw span openings lasting up to 90 minutes during late-night and early morning hours through Saturday.

Work hours will be from 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. each night, ending early Saturday.

Crews must gather measurements of how the bridge rides in the water when the draw span is in the open position, a state Department of Transportation spokesman said.

The measurements will be used in the design, manufacture and installation of the new draw span systems, part of the Hood Canal Bridge west-half retrofit and east-half replacement project.

For more information, contact Ron Lewis, bridge project manager, at 360-357-2617.