Daily lane closures on the blue bridge are a thing of the past. The Washington Department of Transportation is finished with its $33.5 million project to repaint the Pioneer Memorial Bridge, aka the ...

The Tri-Cities’ busiest Columbia River span is getting a $33.5 million paint job starting in January. The project won’t alter the blue bridge’s famous color, but it will snarl traffic for a full year.

Terry and Alicia Jessen of Marion walk Oct. 22 past the Blue Bridge at the Indian Creek Nature Center in Cedar Rapids. The historic bridge, which previously allowed traffic to cross Indian Creek on ...