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Road improvements lead to new bridge construction

Replacement of the North Fork Payette River Bridge in downtown Cascade is under way, and two miles of pavement resurfacing in town is concluding with sign installation.

Crews also are pumping and flushing the storm-sewer system on the north end of town. Although the $1.86 million project is expected to finish soon, bridge construction will extend into summer 2013.
 
The old, narrow, width-restricted bridge built in 1933 is being replaced with one more than twice as wide as part of the $4.83 million project. The existing bridge is 24 feet wide, and will be replaced with a 60-foot wide, 393-foot long, three-span structure.
 
In the first stage, two-thirds of the new bridge will be built to the west of the existing one. Traffic will be maintained on the existing bridge through the first stage, and then will be routed to the new section for the remaining work as the old bridge is demolished. 

Published 10-19-2012