After a months-long delay due to a concrete mixer driver strike, concrete deliveries to the West Seattle Bridge have resumed.
The Seattle Department of Transportation said the trucks arrived early Tuesday to begin pours for new expansion joints.The repairs will require about 30 truckloads of specialized concrete. Once the concrete structures are completed, they’ll be able to hold more than 20 million pounds of force for decades to come, SDOT said.
“While we’re encouraged that our construction crews have begun the concrete work delayed by the strike, we now need to see how the deliveries will go and manage the pours for the next month or so. After the pours are done and the work inspected, we’ll be able to revisit the project schedule and share an update about the timing of the reopening, originally scheduled for mid-2022,” SDOT said in a news release.
“I want to again thank the Teamsters for taking the extraordinary, good-faith action of returning to work with three concrete companies. Despite those companies having no existing agreement with our contractor to work on the bridge, my administration immediately engaged to identify which business could meet our specific needs and worked relentlessly to help facilitate concrete delivery. Thank you to Cadman for their willingness to assist and help expedite a solution.
“This collaborative effort is rooted in a desire to support our communities and advance the greater public good – and for that we should all be immensely grateful. We still have plenty of bridge repair work ahead, and I continue to receive regular updates from SDOT as we seek to understand how the strike may affect the reopening schedule – if at all.
“I look forward to seeing ongoing progress on the West Seattle Bridge. I am thankful to our contractor and construction teams for continuing to work tirelessly on the bridge even with the uncertainty surrounding the strike. These first concrete deliveries on the West Seattle Bridge provide a path forward for other projects across the region that still await concrete deliveries, and I’ll continue to stay engaged and provide my support for all parties ready to find common ground.
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