June 10, 2024 Update

June 10, 2024 Posted by: K. Mikulla

This week, the contractor will continue work drilling, blasting, and installing rock bolts on the west cut. Rock dowel installation beneath the west abutment is near completion. Excavation of the east abutment block location is complete, and the contractor finished installing their grout pad at this location last Sunday. Abutment blocks have been arriving in the Mile 5 pit this week; only three more are needed to complete the abutment.

Curing the Completed Grout Pad. Photo courtesy of FHWA

This week the contractor plans to start setting the abutment blocks on the east side. They will also continue with the rock bolt installation and blast preparation for their last blast on the west cut.
West Cut Excavations and Rock Bolt Drilling. Photo courtesy of FHWA

Trial assembly of the bridge continues at the fabricator’s facility in Portland, Oregon.