 ROSEBURG – ODOT plans to close Melrose Road for seven hours on Monday, June 19, as part of the Conn Ford Bridge replacement project. The closure will allow prime contractor Farline Bridge Inc. to stage a crane on the temporary bypass bridge (left) and remove a work platform (right) from the river. ODOT PHOTO
ODOT NEWS RELEASE:
Melrose Road closed at South Umpqua River on Monday
June 14, 2023
ROSEBURG – Melrose Road will be closed at the South Umpqua River from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday, June 19, due to work on the Conn Ford Bridge replacement project.
Melrose Road motorists are advised to detour along Old Melrose Road, Harvard Avenue, Stewart Parkway and Garden Valley Blvd.
During the closure, prime contractor Farline Bridge Inc. will stage a crane and other equipment on the temporary bypass bridge, allowing them to remove a work platform. This work is expected to take about seven hours.
The Conn Ford Bridge is part of a $22.6 million project that will also replace the historic 1925 bridge in Oakland. ODOT and Douglas County are partnering on the project.
Work began on both bridges in the spring of 2022 and the project is scheduled for completion in summer 2024.
For more information, visit www.MelroseBridge.com or contact ODOT Public Information Officer Dan Latham at 541-817-5200 or Dan.Latham@odot.oregon.gov.
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