Week of April 8-14
Updated: 5 p.m., Friday, April 5
Contact: Jeff Adamson WSDOT Communications (509) 667-2815 (Wenatchee)
NOTE The Wednesday closure of the Knapp's Hill Tunnel.
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Work is always dependent on weather and no construction delays
US 2 (MP 61-64) Stevens Pass West Slope Stabilization
This project remains shut down for winter.
In this $5.5 million project , MidWest Rockfall Inc. crews are clearing, scaling, rock bolting and hanging steel netting to reduce rock fall from four unstable slopes west of Stevens Pass. One was stabilized this summer and three are scheduled next summer. Work began May 9 and continued until Nov. 1.
Project Engineer: Kevin Waligorski (509) 667-2860
US 2 (MP 89.9-93) Tumwater Canyon Bridge Replacements
Expect No traffic impact:
Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.: Crews are working on the end and middle bridge girders.
In this $8.5 million project , Selland Construction Co. crews are replacing three bridges, over Drury Creek and (two miles upstream) the Wenatchee River Green Bridge in Tumwater Canyon and the Chiwaukum Creek Bridge, 3/4 of a mile west of the top of the Canyon. Work also includes new turning lanes into the Tumwater Campground. Construction began August 1, 2011 and is expected to take until September of 2013 to complete.
Project Engineer: Bob Romine (509) 667-2880
SR 285 (MP .3-1.1) West End - George Sellar Bridge Intersection Improvements
Expect No traffic impact days and only minor lane shifts and occasional delays at night.
Monday through Thursday-DAYS, 6 a.m. to 5 p.m.:
Crews continue to build the new footings for the bridge widening over Wenatchee Ave. and new sidewalk and driveway ramps.
Monday through Thursday-NIGHTS, 9 p.m. to 6 a.m.:
Crews are installing new drainage structures on Wenatchee Ave. between Ferry and Marr Streets.
In this $9.8 million project, Selland Construction crews will add lanes, an off ramp, widen the bridge over Wenatchee Ave. and other improvements. Work began July 23 and should be complete by the fall of 2013.
Project Engineer: Bob Romine (509) 667-2880
US 97A (MP 224-225) Knapp's Hill Tunnel inspection
Wednesday ONLY, 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., expect the tunnel to be closed for an annual safety inspection. A detour will be in place utilizing SR 971. Those bound for Wenatchee or Chelan may choose to use US 97 on the Douglas County side of the Columbia as a detour.
(Chelan County PUD project)
SR 971 (MP 11.8 to 12.1) South Lakeshore power line replacement
Tuesday through Thursday, 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. expect short delays with flagger controlled alternating one-way traffic at Sunnybank Drive where Rayfield Bros. crews are replacing 500 feet of faulty buried power line on the left shoulder. Motorcycles and bicyclist should use caution as steel plates may be needed on the paved shoulder during non-working hours.
SR 28, Jct. US 2/97 to 9th St. - Eastmont Extension Stage 1
(This is the last phase - a 3.2 mile extension of Eastmont Ave.)
Expect No traffic impact as construction resumes
This $7.2 million project is administered by Douglas County. Crews from William Charles West Construction of Pasco began work Sept. 10 and expect to complete it in the fall of 2013.
SR 28 East End of the George Sellar Bridge Improvements
Expect No traffic impact as work resumes off the road.
The new ramp up to Fred Meyer's from the loop ramp and the the triple left turn to Grant Rd. from SR 28 are in full operation and southbound SR 28 traffic is routed onto the new bypass.
In this $16.4 million project , KLB Construction Co. crews are building a bypass for southbound SR 28 traffic to the west of the Grant Road intersection. It also widens eastbound Grant Road to allow a triple left turn from southbound SR 28. Work began Sept. 6, 2011 and should be complete in spring of 2013.
Project Engineer: Kevin Waligorski (509) 667-2860
SR 20 (MP277.5-278.5) Bonaparte roadside safety improvement
Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., expect short delays with flagger controlled traffic where WSDOT maintenance crews are filling an old creek channel and flattening the slope adjacent to the highway 15 miles east of Tonasket (about 1/2 way between Tonasket and Wauconda Summit). Work began Mar. 18 and should be complete by May.
(Utility Project)
SR 20 (MP 263-297) NOANet Fiber Installation
This Project remains shutdown for winter.