Date:
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Contact:
Contact: Tim Ditch, WSDOT Bridge Maintenance, 206-949-5061 (Bellevue)
Sean McDermott, WSDOT Communications, 206-440-4455 (Shoreline)
SEATTLE – Washington State Department of Transportation bridge crews will conduct maintenance work on the SR 520 Evergreen Point floating bridge early Wednesday morning.
Maintenance openings of the drawspan begin at 12:30 a.m. and end at 5 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 24 for crews to replace and test bridge machinery. Drivers can expect the bridge to be closed to traffic intermittently for up to 30 minutes at a time.
Drivers will be alerted to possible 30-minute delays by electronic signs on highways that lead to the bridge. To avoid delays associated with the closures, drivers can take I-90 across Lake Washington.
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