More Bridge Closures on the Way
One westbound lane closed Tuesday; entire bridge closed Wednesday night
There will be a partial closure of the Route 88 bridge on Tuesday and a full closure overnight Wednesday into Thursday morning. The right, westbound travel lane over the Route 88 bridge will be closed on Tuesday from 9 a.m. to around 3 p.m. for routine maintenance of the electrical room on the bridge, according to the state Department of Transportation (DOT). That work will take only one day and the other three lanes will not be impacted. The DOT will close the bridge to traffic from 10 p.m. Wednesday until about 5 a.m. Thursday to allow for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to perform necessary underwater work in the Canal at this location, according to the DOT. This is the third such closure of the bridge in the past two weeks. The DOT …
