Motorists using the Cedar Mountain Bridge on Saturday, December 7 should expect lengthy delays, as crews install new bridge girders.

The bridge will be closed to traffic intermittently from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Motorists should avoid the area during the closure, and can use the Elliott Bridge crossing.

The King County Road Services Division is currently in the middle of a project to replace the bridge that spans the Cedar River southeast of Renton. During the 18-month project, the county is removing the 52-year-old bridge located just east of State Route 169 at Southeast Jones Road/196^th Avenue Southeast and replacing it with a precast concrete bridge.

Motorists should avoid the area during the closure, and can use the Elliott Bridge crossing at 149^th Avenue Southeast as an alternate route. There is currently a weight limit on the Elliott Bridge. For large vehicles and trucks that are over the posted load and 14-foot height limits of Elliott Bridge, access to Southeast Jones Road should be made by alternate routes. If there are questions about requesting a permit to cross Elliott Bridge please visit the county's load limited bridges web page.