Salem engineers on the Roanoke River bed are racing against nature to finish maintenance beneath the bridge on Mill Lane, because rain forecast later this week threatens to postpone the project for an endangered fishâs spawning season.
Flaggers are restricting traffic to one lane to fit extra equipment while contractors in a temporarily drained, dammed section of the riverbed perform routine maintenance to the low-water bridgeâs concrete piers.
Time is of the essence this week, said Salem City Engineer William Simpson.
âTheyâre trying to get that work done as quick as they can,â Simpson said. âWe donât want to get an instance where a bunch of rain comes in and it floods the cofferdam, and then weâre stuck not being able to do anything until July 1.â
Salem engineers on the Roanoke River bed are racing against nature to finish maintenance beneath the bridge on Mill Lane, because rain forecast later this week threatens to postpone the
Print IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News Radio Credit: U.S. Coast Guard HH-60J Jayhawk helicopter passes over the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel while on patrol April 5, 2003 in Portsmouth, Virginia. Patrols like this one can last nearly six hours and cover over 300 miles. The helicopter and its crew, fly a loosely planned patrol circuit as precaution against being predictable. The waters and bridge tunnels of Chesapeake Bay are of strategic importance because of the amount of shipping traffic that enters the bay for cargo terminals in the area. (Photo by Liza Mizelle/Getty Images)
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