Paving to Start for JC's Lester Avenue Bridge Reconstruction Job

A major bridge rehabilitation project in Johnson City is nearing completion.

Paving work on the Lester Avenue span near the village hall is expected to begin late next week.

Work continued on the Lester Avenue bridge project on October 8, 2024. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)

Thomas Anderson of Vector Construction, the project contractor, said paving operations will be weather-dependent.

Anderson said the bridge should reopen to vehicular and pedestrian traffic by the end of the month.

The Lester Avenue span, which goes over Norfolk Southern Railway tracks, is a major north-south route between CFJ Boulevard and Main Street. It's been closed for more than six months for the replacement of the bridge deck and sidewalks.

FLASHBACK: Curbs and bridge joints on the Lester Avenue bridge were in disrepair on March 29, 2024. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)

In addition to the planned paving, some concrete remains to be poured for the $2.5 million project.

Although the bridge should reopen to traffic in about three weeks, a couple of things will be missing.

Anderson said two poles for lighting at the center of the span won't be delivered right away because of a "fabrication delay." They may not be installed until January.

There will be lighting installed on both ends of the bridge.

WNBF NEWS VIDEO: A look at construction work underway at the Lester Avenue bridge on October 8, 2024.

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