Construction continues on Edgewater Bridge along Mukilteo Boulevard on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Construction continues on Edgewater Bridge along Mukilteo Boulevard on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Edgewater Bridge to receive more federal funding

Everett will have about $850,000 more for the project.

EVERETT — The replacement of Edgewater Bridge recently got a federal funding boost.

The city received an $850,000 federal grant this month for work at the site, which will increase the total amount of funding for the project to $34,850,000. Council is expected to vote to update the funding ordinance in early February. About $6 million will come from local funds with $25 million coming from a federal bridge fund. U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Everett, requested the funds.

Edgewater Bridge is a vital link between Mukilteo and Everett.

About 6,000 vehicles each day cross the bridge near Edgewater Park. The park will receive renovations once bridge construction is finished. Traffic will be detoured along Glenwood Avenue, Merrill Creek Parkway, Highway 525 and Highway 526.

The new bridge will have 12-foot travel lanes, as well as bike lanes and sidewalks on both sides of the road.

For ferry-goers, Mukilteo Speedway will be the main route to the terminal during construction. Bus routes should not be impacted, as neither Community Transit nor Everett Transit use that bridge for their lines.

Construction is expected to be completed around January 2026. Granite Construction, a California-based company, got the contract on the work and has a regional office seven miles from the worksite, a press release from the company said.

Over 1,600 tons of asphalt and 4,600 tons of aggregate rock are expected to be used in the project.

“This is an important structure for the City of Everett because of how it connects the community and the fact that it’s seismically vulnerable,” Mike Stein, Granite vice president of regional operations, said in a release. “This project showcases our innovative engineering solutions and our commitment to the City of Everett and the communities we serve.”

Correction: The grant increased the total amount of money available for the project, not the total cost of the project. Council will vote to update the funding ordinance for the project in February.

Jordan Hansen: 425-339-3046; jordan.hansen@heraldnet.com; X: @jordyhansen.

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