All-Day Closure on November 17th

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November 17th was another all-day bridge closure day. The two concrete bridge sections adjacent to the west abutment were removed to allow the placement of the final two piles. After the last pile was driven, the deck slabs were re-installed. This bridge closure was also shorter than anticipated, and the bridge was re-opened at 1:30 pm.

West abutment with the 2 deck slabs removed

Center pile of new bent #1 being vibrated in with the north pile of bent #1 visible

Driving the last pile of the new bridge, the north pile of bent #1

Bridge concrete sections being reinstalled over the new bridge piles

With all of the piles driven, the American Construction Company Tugboat Chelan, 140 Ton Floating Crane D.B. Palouse, and Flat Barge Skagit were no longer needed and were returned to the company's Tacoma headquarters.

Click here to see a short time-lapse video of the pile driving taken from our webcam. 

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