NEWS BRIEFS: Hood Canal Bridge to close overnight … and other items

SHINE — The Hood Canal Bridge will be closed between 10 tonight and 4 a.m. Wednesday, the state Department of Transportation announced Monday.

During the six-hour time frame, crews will open the bridge to traffic several times to ease congestion.

The traffic openings will be unscheduled and performed as workloads allow, according to a press release.

The bridge was also closed overnight Monday into Tuesday.

Contractor crews are replacing the Hood Canal Bridge’s gear boxes, hydraulic hoses and adjusting and aligning the guide rollers that are responsible for operating the drawspan for marine traffic.

Transportation awarded the $5.2 million project to Northbank Civil and Marine Inc. in October.

Work is expected to be completed this fall.

Drivers can get information at http://www.wsdot.com/traffic/hoodcanal/.

Notification of construction-related closures also is posted at the Olympic Region Weekly Construction and Traffic Updates website.

PA dog park meeting set for Thursday

PORT ANGELES — The quarterly meeting for Port Angeles’ dog park will be Thursday at 6 p.m. in the Coffey Room in the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St.

This meeting is free and open to the public.

Those interested are asked to bring questions about the recent logging within Lincoln Park, canine behavior within a dog park, a maintenance work party and future projects.

Take-home treats for attendees and their dogs will be available.

For more information or to submit items for the agenda, phone Marsha Robin at 206-650-5431.

School birthday

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles High School class of 1960 will host two 75th birthday parties for the 1960 graduating class Friday and Saturday.

The first celebration will be held at the Port Angeles Yacht Club, 1305 Marine Drive, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday.

The second will be held at Neske’s Nook, 1444 Wabash Ave., from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday.

For more information, call Cindy Bruch Schlaffman at 360-460-1375.

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