Contractors detail future bridge work and traffic impacts

  • Engineer Paul Hahn, right, speaks to residents about the details of business access and lane closures during a Meet the Contractor event on June 27. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)
    Engineer Paul Hahn, right, speaks to residents about the details of business access and lane closures during a Meet the Contractor event on June 27. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)
  • This map shows planned detours that will be in place temporarily as the Austin Avenue bridge is worked on, beginning later this summer.
    This map shows planned detours that will be in place temporarily as the Austin Avenue bridge is worked on, beginning later this summer.

    Construction on the two Austin Avenue vehicular bridges over the San Gabriel River will start this summer, and residents can expect lane closures and traffic detours as the bridge undergoes a bond-approved rehabilitation. Construction is expected to end in fall 2025. 

    Residents spoke to project contractors and engineers at a city event held at the library on June 27. Project staff answered que…