Coulee Dam bridge deck repairs starting July 13

Bridge repairs originally planned to start July 6 will now start a week later, on Monday, July 13 and are scheduled to conclude Aug. 21with this "emergency" fix.

Travelers will encounter slowdowns, lane closures and delays, a Washington State Department of Transportation release stated.

For this "temporary" repair, contractor crews next week will start repair of the bridge's expansion joints. They...