BAINBRIDGE ISLAND – This weekend, traffic will be reduced to one lane across the SR 305 Agate Pass Bridge during daytime hours.

Crews will close one lane of SR 305 between 6 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, May 30-31, to repair damaged pedestrian railing on the bridge. During the work, flaggers will reduce traffic to one alternating lane. In addition, Washington State Patrol officers will flag traffic through the SR 305 intersection at Suquamish Way.

The railing was damaged on May 5 by an errant trailer that broke free from a vehicle towing it. The trailer first hit the pedestrian rail on one side of the bridge, then on the other side. The force of the impact bent and broke the railing on both sides, bent a steel member under the bridge and sheared off bolts.

WSDOT bridge maintenance crews hand-fabricated the replacement railing, as it is unique to the bridge. In addition to replacing the broken railing, crews will use an under-bridge-inspection-truck to inspect and repair the bent steel member and replace the sheared bolts.

The work is scheduled to occur regardless of weather conditions.