By Dena Martin
The Times
Bridge Demo Hits a Glitch
Port steps in to keep things rolling
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August 3, 2017
Dena Martin
The demolition of the Waitsburg Main Street Bridge is complete and construction of the new bridge is underway. Top left: On Sunday afternoon, an excavator made a nice frame for the hole that was once the Main Street Bridge.
WAITSBURG – The replacement of Waitsburg's Main Street Bridge hit another glitch this month, but the Port of Walla Walla stepped in to meet the resulting financial shortfall, for the second time.
At the July 19 city council meeting, City Manager Randy Hinchliffe gave a bridge update and informed council members that the contractors had run into an issue the day prior. Hinchliffe said there have been at least four bridges that existed prior to the recently demolished bridge. While digging to remove the foundation, the contractors ran into "huge sections of concrete" from one or more prior...
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