SHINE — The Hood Canal Bridge will be closed tonight and early Friday at least four times for up to 75 minutes at a time, the state Department of Transportation announced today.
Between 8:30 p.m. Thursday, July 13, and 2:45 a.m. Friday, July 14, crews will close the bridge to vehicular traffic to allow work on replacement mechanical components of the Hood Canal Bridge drawspan.
The following closure times are approximate and can vary depending on work progress and tides, Transportation said:
• 8:30 p.m. today — 30-minute closure.
• 9:30 p.m. today — 30-minute closure.
• 1 a.m. Friday — 75-minute closure.
• 2:45 a.m. Friday — 75-minute closure.
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.