Pedestrian access to White River bridge a no-go during April closure | Department of Transportation

With just 43 days to go before the White River Bridge between Enumclaw and Buckley is closed for permanent repair work, one of the questions we're frequently asked is, "Can we leave a car on one side and walk across the bridge during the repair work?"

March 4, 2016 11:30 am
One lane of the White River bridge will be closed Sunday
One lane of the White River bridge will be closed Sunday

With just 43 days to go before the White River Bridge between Enumclaw and Buckley is closed for permanent repair work, one of the questions we’re frequently asked is, “Can we leave a car on one side and walk across the bridge during the repair work?”

The short answer is no.

After extensive conversations with the contractor about whether we can accommodate pedestrians and cyclists, we determined that we can’t provide safe pedestrian/cyclist passage across the bridge during the closure. There will be a lot of equipment moving overhead and sparks from welding. There’s also repair work that once it starts, it can’t be stopped to let pedestrians and cyclists through. The crew will have the appropriate safety equipment to be in an active work zone, but pedestrians and cyclists would not and we can’t compromise public safety.

SR 410 White River Bridge monthly inspection

Finally, we have another inspection scheduled for mid-month to check on the temporary repairs.

  • Sunday, March 13 – one lane of the bridge will be closed from 6:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.Flaggers will alternate traffic in the remaining open lane.

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