— from John Van Lund —
The Contractor will set the final two girders next Monday and Tuesday requiring a road closure from 8:30-9:30 AM.
Construction crews will set the last two of seven 46-ton girders and adjust girders to their final positions. The ends of the girders will then be attached to the east and west abutments, and to each other, to form the supporting base for the bridge desk across the water. After the girders are secured, crews will Install overhang work platforms.
The road closures this past week were 25 to 40 minutes max.
Project activities cease at the end of the day on Friday, December 23, and begin again on Monday, January 2, 2017.
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