The Michels crew that had worked 24/7 since last monday (11/1) put in a short shift on Sunday and then had a reprieve until this morning. They should be pulling in the pipe today, after a lot of long hours creating the 880' long, 20" hole for it, 25' under the creek. It's been slow going, with equipment breakdowns and other general troubles inherent with this type of work, but they're making it happen.
There is a bit of paving on the south end of the construction zone that needs to be completed before the road can be opened - right now there is a 2-3" drop in one section that it's not wise to take very fast in low-slung vehicles.
There was a lot of foot and vehicle traffic in to the construction zone yesterday - Michels finally parked a big rig across the south end of the bridge to keep traffic from sneaking through.
The other unfinished piece of business is the status of the water main. A leak was identified a couple of weeks ago now, but at this moment the status is unknown. Also unknown is if it is going to impact the opening of the roadway. If anyone has additional updates, they are most welcome! Comment here or email epostbridge@gmail.com
Thank you for this detailed update. KGAN reported that the bridge is scheduled to open on Friday, Nov 12. We shall see.
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