Main Street closed under Scottsburg Bridge for two weeks, Oct. 9

ODOT release – SCOTTSBURG – A short section of Main Street will be closed under Scottsburg Bridge for about two weeks starting as early as Monday, Oct. 12, due to drilling work. Highway traffic crossing the bridge will not be affected. During the Main Street closure, ODOT will reopen the short spur that connects Scottsburg West Road with Oregon 38 at the north end of the bridge. Signs and message boards will be in place. Motorists should drive with caution and watch for construction workers and equipment. The street closure will allow prime contractor Hamilton Construction to drill shafts for the foundations of the new bridge piers. Construction moves forward – For the past few months, Hamilton has focused on two main tasks. They recently completed two work platforms that extend into the Umpqua River. Hamilton is also building a retaining wall for the new Scottsburg West Road alignment. Last week, construction moved into a new phase as work began on the first of six bridge piers. Each pier consists of a foundation, two concrete columns and a crossbeam at the top. Two piers will be located in the middle of the river, two on the north bank and two on the south. The drilling work is related to the foundations and will continue for several months. Two shafts will be drilled for each pier. Depths vary, but most shafts will be about 25 feet deep and eight feet in diameter. Over the winter and spring, Hamilton plans to pour the concrete columns and the crossbeams. Later in 2021, Hamilton will place the steel girders on the new bridge piers. The old Scottsburg Bridge will remain open to traffic until the new structure opens in the spring of 2022. All work, including the removal of the old bridge, is scheduled to be completed by the fall of 2022. For more information, visit www.ScottsburgBridge.com or contact ODOT Public Information Officer Dan Latham at 541-817-5200 or Dan.Latham@odot.state.or.us.