A deep dive on the final stages of repair to the West Seattle Bridge

Load testing is one of the final steps to perform before the West Seattle Bridge can reopen to traffic. We’ve talked about it a little bit before, but it’s time for a deep dive.

It’s one thing to say engineers are going to put dump trucks full of rocks at key points on the bridge to test its strength. I wanted to hear from an actual engineer on the subject.

Residents celebrate West Seattle Bridge reopening, but still much to do

Greg Banks is the top engineer for this repair project. I met with him on the West Seattle Bridge during my tour inside the box girders Thursday. Banks

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