Seismic Work Has Begun on Aurora Bridge/Hall of Giants
Reinforcement of the George Washington Memorial Bridge (also known as the Aurora Bridge) has begun. For those who live, and work, beneath the structure, this hardly comes as news. Begun on Wednesday, June 1st, the 18-month project has already shut down portions of Troll Avenue, the street directly beneath the Fremont portion of the bridge structure. The $5.7 million project, funded by gas tax monies, is the third, and final, phase in a plan to strengthen the structure to better withstand a major earthquake, according to a press release issued by the Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT.)