Troubled Pine Creek bridge replacement progressing

Construction continued this week on the new Pine Creek bridge on Highway 27 between Tekoa and Oakesdale.

Pouring of concrete on the second support abutment for the bridge was slated to take place Wednesday, as crews from Thompson Bros. Excavating, Vancouver, move toward replacement of the wooden bridge, the site of almost annual road closures during high water flows in the creek.

A pre-stressed concrete span will be installed on the abutments.

Main impact to traffic will be later in the project, when the new road, located north of the present road, is tied in to the existing roadway.

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