Traffic changes to accommodate Waldvogel demolition

Major traffic changes are coming this evening for the more than 50,000 daily motorists using the Sixth Street Expressway (U.S. 50), as work crews prepare to begin demolition of the Waldvogel Viaduct.

After rush hour tonight:

• Evans Street will be closed at U.S. 50. Local traffic can access Evans Street from Gest Street.
• Southbound State Avenue to eastbound River Road will not be permitted. Access to westbound River Road will be permitted.
• Eastbound River Road to northbound State Avenue will not be permitted. Access from westbound River Road to northbound State Avenue will be maintained.
• Elberon Avenue will have access to U.S. 50/River Road only by way of the new Elberon Avenue ramp.
• Local traffic for Maryland Avenue will have access to and from State Avenue, but access to Elberon Avenue will not be permitted.
• Access to Warsaw Avenue from westbound U.S. 50/River Road will be closed.
• Access to Burns, Neave, and Church streets from U.S. 50/River Road will be closed permanently.

The work is part of a $68 million project to replace the structure, which was built in 1940, with an at-grade roadway and five new ramp bridges.

The half-mile long viaduct, which connects the Sixth Street Expressway with Elberon Avenue, Warsaw Avenue, and River Road, has long been rated "poor" during the City's annual bridge inspections and has long been weight-restricted.

Previous reading on BC:
Local highway projects causing closures (5/1/12)
Condition of City bridges remains stable (3/29/12)
Waldvogel/Sixth St lane closures (3/6/12)
Waldvogel appropriations official (7/8/10)
River Road, Dana Avenue projects advance (6/23/10)