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Big changes are coming to State Route 18 near Snoqualmie as heavy lifting begins on a new bridge thats going to span the Raging River valleyprepare for a spectacle of engineering might without the headache of lane closures. The Washington State Department of Transportation announced that from Monday, July 8, through Thursday, July 11, motorists can expect to see cranes in action, hoisting up colossal girders alongside the current bridge, courtesy of design-builder Aecon's handiwork.

According to the WSDT, the timing's set for daily daylight operations from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., where the crews will set the stage for the new structure by installing beams that stretch up to 135 feet and tip the scales at around 61 tons, now for drivers the best thing is no lanes will shut down during this phase but it'll take some serious self-discipline to keep eyes on the road and not the sky as these massive steel spines of future travel take their place in the sky.

With the new bridge, we're looking at a more even traffic distribution with two lanes heading westbound being accommodated by the fresh construction, and the old bridge giving exclusive passage to eastbound travelers, completing the vision of the $190 million I-90/SR 18 improve project has set out to achieve, funded through the gas tax and the 2015 Connecting Washington transportation package.

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Engineering Marvel on the Horizon as SR 18 Bridge Work Starts Near Snoqualmie Without Lane Closures - Hoodline