After responding to complaints from neighbors about the late-night noise, Aurora Bridge construction crews have begun a new work schedule.
The first of four Sunday shifts, WSDOT crews resumed using the loud tool called the “Rivet Buster” yesterday to build the suicide fence along the bridge. But unlike last time, workers are avoiding the overnight hours.
Until midnight on Sunday, two of three southbound lanes on the bridge and the southbound Fremont Way N. on-ramp were closed to traffic.
“WSDOT engineers looked at weekday and weekend traffic volumes and determined that four 16-hour Sunday closures would allow crews to get the work done with the lowest overall noise and traffic effects,” explains WSDOT in a press release. “Four straight Sunday closures are critical to completing the fence project by the end of the year.”
Drivers can expect additional Sunday closures on Aug. 22 (northbound), Aug. 29 (half day each northbound and southbound), and Sept. 5 (northbound).