Crews continue installing smaller girders

In response to readers’ requests, the NEWS will run weekly updates on the General Mark Clark Bridge project on Camano Island and the SR532 corridor project in Stanwood.

Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) crews continue to set a total of 10 additional girders in place on the new Mark Clark Bridge.

Five girders will interlock with each side of the center span, connecting it to the roadway. The first two were installed Thursday, on the east end of the bridge. The remaining three girders on the east side will be installed this Thursday. Girders on the west side of the bridge will be installed the last week in January and the first week in February.

These girders are much shorter than the first seven and will not require lane closures, although drivers may experience minor delays as the girders move through town and are set in place by cranes.

In February, WSDOT crews will begin work in Stanwood, between the SR 532 viaduct bridge and the Mark Clark Bridge. The crews will relocate utilities first, in preparation for upgrading sidewalks and driveways, installing street lighting, adding turn lanes and improving drainage.

Visit www.wsdot.wa.gov/ Northwest/Snohomish/Construction for specific lane closure information, or www.wsdot.wa.gov/projects/ sr532 for general project information.

Staff Reporter Jeremiah O’Hagan: 629-8066 ext. 125 or ohagan@scnews.com.