Hour-long traffic delays expected during upcoming Tacoma Narrows Bridge repairs

The next set of repairs planned for the Tacoma Narrows Bridge later this month could cause traffic delays of “up to one hour or more,” a state transportation official says.

Construction on the bridge’s westbound span will close the two right lanes of state Route 16 around the clock for up to 14 days, the official, Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) spokesperson April Leigh, told The News Tribune in an interview Friday.

“We wouldn’t do it if we didn’t have to,” Leigh said…

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