Idaho Transportation Department
10/26/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/26/2021 08:31
Emergency repairs to Clearwater Memorial Bridge to start Thursday
10/26/2021
Contact:
Megan Jahns
ITD Office of Communication
208 772-1295
[email protected]
Emergency repairs to Clearwater Memorial Bridge to start Thursday
LEWISTON-Repairs to the Clearwater Memorial Bridge are scheduled for at least three nights this week, from Thursday, October 28, through Saturday, October 30. During this time, joints on the eastbound lanes that allow the bridge to expand and contract with the weather will be replaced.
Both directions of traffic will be reduced to one lane each week night from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Drivers will be directed to the westbound side of the bridge to give crews room to work. Rainy conditions may affect the schedule and result in additional nights of work.
Work is scheduled at night to reduce the effect on commuters. Impacts will be very similar to a previous round of emergency repairs last October to joints on the westbound lanes.
A project in 2023 will rehabilitate the 1951 structure, but the joints will not be able to support traffic until then without significant maintenance and must be addressed now.
Download a rendering of what the bridge will look like after construction starts in 2023.
Download a photo of the existing structure.
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