The Hood River-White Salmon Interstate bridge will be closed to all traffic for four consecutive days, beginning at 12:01 a.m. the morning of Friday, November 3 through 11:59 p.m. the night of Monday, November 6. During this 96-hour period, crews from Hamilton Construction will remove, replace, and adjust the tension in the wire ropes that support the bridge lift counterweights. The work is not weather dependent and will be underway continuously during the closure.
Read MorePORT REPAIRS BRIDGE LIFT GEAR BOX
Broken gear box had caused marine traffic limitations
HOOD RIVER, OR – After an inner secondary oil seal came loose in the Hood River-White Salmon Interstate Bridge’s south lift tower gear box and locked up the gears on July 21, the Port of Hood River requested the U.S. Coast Guard to issue a Notice to Mariners of a temporary closure of the bridge lift until repairs were complete. On August 3, local contractor Sky-Comm removed the broken gear box and electric motor from the south tower and shipped it to Philadelphia Gear in Pasco, WA for diagnostics and repair, which was completed on August 28. On September 6, Sky-Comm hoisted, reassembled, and aligned the gear box and motor assembly on the tower. Port staff tested the system on September 7 and the bridge lift was reopened for mariners. Total cost for the repairs was $15,000, and vehicle traffic on the bridge was disrupted temporarily on August 3 and September 6 for hoisting of the machinery. The cause of the damage is regular wear and tear on the machinery which appears to be original to the lift.
Bridge lift tower gear box and motor assembly
Assembly being hoisted off the south lift tower
Read MoreBRIDGE TOLLS INCREASE SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
Cash toll will increase to $3.50, BreezeBy to $1.75 per crossing
Tolls on the Hood River-White Salmon Interstate bridge will increase for all vehicles on September 1, 2023. The new toll rates were set based on the recommendation of the newly formed Hood River White Salmon Bridge Authority (HRWSBA), citing the need to raise $75 -$150 million in local toll revenue to complete the funding package for construction of the replacement bridge. 100% of the new toll revenue will be paid out to a separate Bi State Replacement Fund to be used solely for building up cash reserves required for a federal construction loa
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