Photos by Tag: paint project
Bridge project wraps with $24 million price tag
A high profile bridge maintenance, repair and paint project at Deception Pass was completed early this year with a total price tag of $24 million, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). The project, which took two-plus years, started with one contractor and ended with another. Completing the job was North Carolina-based Cekra, […]
‘Skywalkers’ at Deception Pass
I have watched painting contractors at Deception Pass for many months, often from the vantage point of North Beach on Whidbey Island. It is now evident that the painting is almost finished. It is time to disassemble rigging from beneath the bridges, some 150-180 feet above the churning waters of the Pass. Such work was […]
Guardrails testify to bridge timetable
Excuse the pun, but there appears to be “light at the end of the tunnel.” Evidence at Deception Pass indicates paint crews are closing in on the end of a high exposure project that dates back to 2019. Guardrails on the Highway 20 spans are just about finished, with just a short stretch of rail […]
Hanging out at Deception Pass
Contract workers continued work at Deception Pass Bridge today, preparing support structure for wraps that will be hung before chipping and sandblasting begins on the steel span. These images include workers at north and south ends of the bridge, about 180 feet above the water. The project requires closure to one lane from time to […]