Can the channel be made deeper while the work is being done?

The bridge piers that must be built in the river will be designed and constructed to minimize the impacts to the flow characteristics of the river and impacts to the river ecosystems. There will be some construction activities that will be performed in the river in order to build the bridge. These construction activities will be controlled and performed in ways that will minimize the release of sediment into the river.

Altering the channel depth or shape in the area around the bridge would change the flow characteristics of the river. Dredging the channel could slow the flow of the river at this location and could have environmental impacts to the river ecosystem. There is no plan to dredge the channel.