Everett pushes back opening of new Edgewater Bridge
EVERETT — The expected opening of the new Edgewater Bridge, which connects Mukilteo to Everett, has been delayed until early 2026, Everett Public Works announced Friday.
The closure was initially estimated to last about a year, with opening planned for late 2025. But unexpected underground conditions, the city wrote in a project update Friday, affected the construction schedule. Although many of those issues have been addressed, the city said, the new bridge is now expected to open early in the new year, with work continuing on the bridge through the first quarter of 2026.
“While the timeline has shifted slightly, we’re optimistic that the next phase will bring steadier progress,” the project update read. “We are working closely with the contractor to make up time wherever possible.”
The main cause of the current delays were difficulties with subsurface work, wrote Everett Public Works spokesperson Kathleen Baxter in an email Monday. While building the project, workers had to install steel piling — a structure used to hold back soil or water during construction — to create a temporary work bridge needed to complete the permanent one.
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