Route 35 Bridge Testing Finished

You'll be able to keep crossing the Route 35 bridge when you come to it.

It's been passable since mid-afternoon Wednesday and it looks like it will stay that way.

The state says the testing on the bridge is finished, which is good news for those who sat in traffic Wednesday as the bridge was intermittently in the raised position.

Contractor crews left the bridge shortly after 3 p.m. Wednesday and will not need to return.

Contractors for the state Department of Transportation (DOT) were testing the locking mechanisms on the bridge, they ran two or three tests and they were just fine, said DOT spokesman Timothy Greeley on Thursday.

"They do not have anything further planned," Greeley said.

Acknowledging that not getting the word out to the public in advance was far from ideal, Greeley said he had not been informed about the testing or schedule so he had not been able to issue media advisories ahead of time.

"I got word from them (DOT officials) that in the future, when work is scheduled for any bridge, they should be providing my office with advance notice," Greeley said.