FAQs

The City’s goal is to start construction next summer 2022 when school on Island is on summer recess.

We are starting the final design phase soon and will prepare construction documents to put out for bid.

The construction will last approximately 16 months. The first 13 months of construction will take place on the bridge deck, which may occasionally impact traffic on the bridge. The final three months of construction will be completed on the underside of the bridge which will have no impact on traffic.

Traffic will be moderately impacted for the first 13 months of construction. The Contractor will maintain one open lane of traffic at all times. The open lane may be alternated to accommodate the daily flow of traffic (e.g. work, school)

The hours of operation will be determined by the contractor and the City. The expectation is that construction will occur Monday through Friday, during normal business hours.

Full closures are not anticipated, but in the event a full closure is necessary, the contractor will be asked to only apply a full closure when traffic on the bridge is at its lightest, typically during the night.

The contractor will be required to allow priority access for emergency vehicles at all times.

$13.8M ($12M grant-funded and $1.8M local match funds)