PIERRE, (KCCR) — Officials in Pierre and Fort Pierre were updated this week on where progress is with construction of a new John C. Waldron Memorial Bridge over the Missouri River. Chris Baker with P-R firm Project Solutions says the new bridge will see traffic this summer…
Grading and paving of the bridge approaches will take up much of the work after the new bridge accepts the head-to-head traffic flow. Restrictions on access to Island Drive in Fort Pierre will also be reestablished this spring…
Baker says demolition of the current bridge will start late this summer and last into next year…
The 10-foot width restriction for wide traffic will begin in April and last through the 2024 construction season taking wide loads over the Oahe Dam on state Highway 204. Traffic patterns will be maintained during the 4th of July weekend, similar to last year.
