BAINBRIDGE ISLAND — To accommodate special events in Poulsbo and Bremerton, and next weekend’s Memorial Day holiday, the state Department of Transportation has revised earlier announced dates for repair work on Agate Pass Bridge north of Bainbridge Island.

Crews will close one lane of SR 305 between 6 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on May 30-31, to repair damaged pedestrian railing on the bridge. During the work, flaggers will reduce traffic to one alternating lane. In addition, Washington State Patrol officers will flag traffic through the SR 305 intersection at Suquamish Way.

Originally the work was scheduled to occur this weekend.

The work is scheduled to occur regardless of weather conditions.

The railing was damaged on May 5 by an errant trailer that broke free from a vehicle towing it across the bridge, DOT reported. The trailer first hit the pedestrian rail on one side of the bridge, then on the other side. The force of the impact bent and broke the railing on both sides, bent a steel member under the bridge and sheared off bolts.

Over the last week, crews have hand-fabricated the replacement railing, as it is unique to the bridge. In addition to replacing the broken railing, crews will use an Under-Bridge-Inspection-Truck to inspect and repair the bent steel member and replace the sheared bolts.

The work is scheduled to occur regardless of weather conditions, DOT reported.

Motorists last experienced one-lane traffic on the bridge in February, when the 64-year-old bridge was cleaned, repairs made and the bridge’s structural integrity assessed. That project took three weeks.