While the project remains on schedule and budget according to district staff, the re-opening of Wilkinson Road Bridge will not re-open in November as previously planned.
The latest schedule indicates the road will not be opened to traffic until early February 2017.
Wilkinson Road between Mann Avenue and Greenlea Drive was closed to all traffic on June 6. It was announced at that time it would be re-opened in late-November.
“Our original goal was to have the road open to traffic with minor delays and alternating single lanes during the working day, at the end of November 2016,” Steve Holroyd, Project Manager said in a press release. “This change in schedule was influenced by constraints in winter paving ability and complexities in coordinating third party utilities.”
The 81-year old Wilkinson Bridge is being replaced with a new seismically upgraded bridge, the will include new bike lanes, and sidewalks.
The $6.5-million dollar project also includes upgrades to underground utilities, and the extension of the Colquitz River Trail.
