Construction is moving ahead with on the Highway 1-Colquitz River Bridge Widening Project this summer.
The $35.5-million dollar project to be complete in fall 2025 will widen and seismically retrofit both existing two-lane bridges over Burnside Road on Highway 1.
A bus-on-shoulder lane will be added to each bridge, connecting and extending bus lanes in both directions from Tillicum to McKenzie.
Pomerleau Inc. has been contracted to do the work.
Highway 1 and Burnside Road West will remain open throughout construction with lane closures limited to off-peak hours.