The Hood River-White Salmon Interstate Bridge will be closed to all traffic for four consecutive days on the first weekend of November for work on the wire ropes that support the bridge lift counterweights.  The closure will begin at 12:01 the morning of Friday, November 3 through 11:59 the night of Monday, November 6.  Crews from Hamilton Construction will remove, replace, and adjust the tension in the wire ropes that support the bridge lift counterweights.  The work is not weather dependent and will be underway continuously during the closure.  The new ropes have a service life of at least 30 years.  The work was originally scheduled to take place in May but fabrication delays prompted the Port to reschedule until after the fruit harvest this year.  During the weeks leading up to the closure, there will be intermittent, single-lane closures of the bridge primarily during nighttime hours as Hamilton Construction crews work to prepare for the closure.  For more information, visit the Port’s website at portofhoodriver.com.