Richmond, VA – State officials announced that during the outage, the second set of 40 of the bridge’s 80 counterweight wire ropes, necessary to lift the bridge span for marine traffic, was replaced.
As part of remaining work on this project, motorists can anticipate possible single-lane closures and brief, intermittent stoppages and test lifts at the JRB this coming week.
VDOT officials also said that PCL Construction was awarded the $3.49 million construction contract in August 2023. Crews began preliminary work in November 2023 to expedite the onsite work ahead of the upcoming replacement of the counterweight wire ropes.
The first scheduled extended closure work period began at 1 a.m., Friday, Jan. 12, and was completed ahead of schedule at approximately 4:40 p.m., Monday, Jan. 15.
