The Project Overview

The purpose of the proposed project is to provide a bridge across the Albion River that meets modern seismic safety standards, provides safe and reliable multimodal access, and minimizes ongoing maintenance costs. The proposed project’s objectives are as follows:

• Eliminate the bridge’s structural and seismic deficiencies
• Eliminate the truss main span’s fracture critical condition
• Provide shoulder widths consistent with local coastal plan goals
• Provide improved road alignment and sight distance
• Provide safe, multimodal bridge access
• Minimize ongoing maintenance costs
• Minimize traffic delays associated with bridge inspection, maintenance, and repairs
• Improve resilience to sea level rise, storm surges, and tsunamis
• Prevent further preservative treatment leaching from existing bridge timbers
• Minimize construction-related impacts to the community and environment