The Dalles Bridge will be open over the holiday weekends. Full closures have been in place over the Highway 197 Bridge from Thursday evenings to Monday mornings, requiring motorists trying to cross the river to go to either Biggs or Hood River. But the Oregon Department of Transportation says it will be pausing the closures for the next two weekends to aid motorists traveling over the holidays. The weekend closures will resume the evening of January 6 and continue through the Memorial Day weekend. The closures are to accommodate construction of a new driving surface for the bridge, as well new railings and lighting.