SHINE — The Hood Canal Bridge will be closed to vehicular traffic Saturday night and early Sunday several times for up to 90 minutes at a time, the state Department of Transportation announced today.
Approximate closure times, which can vary depending on work progress and tides, are:
• 3 a.m. to 7 a.m. Saturday — Several times for up to 30 minutes.
• 3:45 a.m. Sunday — Up to 90 minutes.
• 5:45 a.m. Sunday — Up to 90 minutes.
Contractor crews are replacing the Hood Canal Bridge’s gear boxes, hydraulic hoses and adjusting and aligning the guide rollers that are responsible for operating the drawspan for marine traffic.
Transportation awarded the $5.2 million project to Northbank Civil and Marine Inc. in October.
Work is expected to be completed this fall.
Drivers can get information at http://www.wsdot.com/traffic/hoodcanal/.
Notification of construction-related closures also is posted at the Olympic Region Weekly Construction and Traffic Updates web page.
