8/1/2013
Work on Salmon River Bridge on U.S. 93 near Carmen starts Monday (Aug. 12)
RIGBY - Work on the Salmon River Bridge on U.S. 93 near Carmen will begin Monday (Aug. 12), the Idaho Transportation Department announced. Crews will riprap piers of the bridge and then resurface its deck. The project is scheduled for completion by October.
Crews will place riprap Aug. 12-25, while deck resurfacing tentatively is scheduled Aug. 19 through Sept. 6. During resurfacing, travel will be reduced to one lane, with flaggers directing traffic through the construction zone. Motorists should expect delays.
Approaches to the bridge will be repaved in mid-September.
During resurfacing and paving, commercial drivers transporting permitted loads wider than 14 feet need to contact Resident Engineer Matt Davison (208-745-5686) 24 hours in advance for authorization to travel through the work zone.
Motorists should watch for construction workers and equipment, and obey all traffic signs.
The transportation department awarded the $675,000 contract to Braun-Jensen Inc., of Payette.