Weekend closure of Isthmus Slough Bridge starts Saturday morning, Oct. 2

ODOT release – COOS BAY – The Isthmus Slough Bridge will be closed to motor traffic this weekend, from 8 a.m. on Saturday, October 6, to 6 a.m. on Monday, October 8. A nine-mile detour will be in place. From Eastside, traffic will detour along Olive Barber Road, Ross Inlet Road, and Coos-Sumner Lane to U.S. 101 (Oregon Coast Highway). Motorists should look for detour signs and observe the speed limit along the route. Pedestrian access across the bridge will be maintained, although brief delays may be necessary. Flaggers will provide assistance to pedestrians, including those with disabilities, crossing the bridge. ODOT is coordinating with local emergency services to provide police, fire and ambulance coverage in the Eastside area. The closure will allow prime contractor Hamilton Construction to finish painting the lift span, install expansion joints and make concrete repairs. The Isthmus Slough Bridge Rehabilitation project will repair and resurface the deck, modify the deck drains, reconstruct expansion joints, seal cracks on the concrete surface of the bridge, repair welds, replace bolts, remove rust, and replace the electrical system. Construction on the $9 million project is scheduled for completion in October 2019. The project website is available at www.IsthmusSloughBridge.com.  For more information, contact Dan Latham, ODOT Project Information, at 541-957-3601 or Dan.Latham@odot.state.or.us.