Maintenance closes Broadway Bridge during daytime hours this weekend

Multnomah County maintains Portland's Broadway Bridge. Oregonian file photo.
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Work on the lift span operating system will close the Broadway Bridge to all traffic, including bicyclists and pedestrians during daytime hours Saturday-Monday, Sept. 18-20.

Multnomah County crews will be upgrading the bridge’s old computer system and will need to open and close the bridge for extended periods 6 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday through Monday. The bridge will reopen to traffic each day by 6 p.m.

According to a recent release, the current lift span system was installed more than 20 years ago and replacement parts are no longer made.  The project is scheduled to be complete by the end of September. This weekend’s work is not weather-dependent.

Alternate Willamette River crossings include the Steel and Burnside bridges. TriMet buses will detour to the Steel. Portland Streetcar will travel across Tilikum Crossing, then turn back at Northwest 10th Avenue.

If the work cannot be completed this weekend, there is a possibility the bridge will be closed during daytime hours September 25-26. Confirmation of extended closures will be sent next week.

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