WSDOT has awarded a Renton-based contractor a contract to remove debris and repair the Skagit River bridge after it collapsed into the river May 23, according to the Puget Sound Business Journal.
The Washington State Department of Transportation has awarded an emergency contract to Atkinson Construction, which is one of three WSDOT pre-approved emergency contractors, has already begun removing the debris from the river, said WSDOT spokesman Noel Brady on Sunday.
The company will clean up debris and start repairs on the I-5 bridge over the Skagit River.
The bridge was struck by an oversized truck and collapsed into the river May 23.
The National Transportation Safety Board is currently conducting an investigation into the cause of the collapse.
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