The Dalles Bridge will remain open for both the Christmas and New Year’s weekends, and the Oregon Department of Transportation says there are only a couple of months of weekend closures remaining.  ODOT announced this week that it anticipates full weekend bridge closures will be complete by the end of February, pending any winter weather delays.  Crews have been working to replace the driving surface on the bridge since 2021, leading to closures running from Thursday nights to Monday mornings.  Full weekend bridge closures were extended into this winter when the project fell behind schedule.  ODOT does say construction will continue until the end of April, and bridge users should expect two weekends of nighttime only closures during two consecutive weekends in April to place a smooth continuous concrete surface over the entire length of the bridge.