The following is from ODOT:
All,
I have good news to share. The full weekend closures of the US197 Columbia River Bridge will be done by the end of February. We will still be working on the bridge through the spring but will not require the full Thursday night to Monday morning weekend closures any further. Most of the remaining work will be managed with flaggers at night, with the exception of a few full evening closures in April. The final surfacing material that will smooth the bridge deck surface is temperature dependent and must be placed after the weather warms up. It is our anticipation that this will occur in April. During this work we will have full bridge closures during night-time hours, but will not start until after the evening commute is over and then open before the morning commute begins. We will be working through the specific hours as we get closer and can monitor daily temperatures to see what fits our needs. I will provide an update at the end of March to more clearly outline the impacts and dates of those nighttime closures.
If you have any questions, please let me know. I thank everyone for their patience and understanding, and hopefully we won’t need to do this again for at least 75 years.
Thanks,
Robert Townsend
Central Oregon and Lower John Day Area Manager
Oregon Department of Transportation
p: 541-388-6252
c: 541-980-2800
63055 N Hwy. 97, Bldg M
Bend, OR 97703