EVERETT — Planned construction to replace the pedestrian bridge in Howarth Park starts Monday.
Work on the aging bridge has been held up due to problems coordinating with BNSF Railway Inc., city spokeswoman Meghan Pembroke said.
The city will begin working on those parts of the project that are not over the railroad tracks and require BNSF flaggers to be present on site.
That stage of the work should take about two weeks. The overall project is expected to take four to six weeks, under the best-case scenario, Pembroke said.
The bridge leading to the beach has been closed since May 2015 after its steel beams were found to be severely rusted and corroded.
It will remain closed until all the repairs are complete. That’s now expected in early September.
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