Traffic Alert: Blue bridge emergency work to close lanes Thursday

It will take longer than usual to cross the blue bridge between Pasco and Kennewick on Thursday.

Emergency repairs to the southbound lanes of the bridge promise to snarl traffic on Highway 395 most of the day.

Commuters are being told to take other routes.

The Washington State Department of Transportation is fixing potholes and repairing the green glare screen that shields drivers from ongoing headlights from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The Lewis Street on-ramp in Pasco will be closed from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. to accommodate the work.

Check traffic information at wsdot.wa.gov/traffic or call 511.

This story was originally published November 1, 2017 at 11:47 AM with the headline "Traffic Alert: Blue bridge emergency work to close lanes Thursday."