Bridge Demo Hits a Glitch
Port steps in to keep things rolling
August 3, 2017
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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