A project to rehabilitate the bridge that carries that carries Route 65 (Ohio River Boulevard) over Birmingham Avenue in Avalon will begin on Tuesday, May 31.

To allow the work to occur, traffic on Route 65 will be reduced to a single, 10-foot wide lane in each direction between Harrison and Elizabeth avenues beginning at approximately 7 a.m. on Tuesday through late November. Restrictions will resume next spring with the overall project completed in June 2012.

The $1.6 million project includes milling and resurfacing, guide rail, curb and sidewalk, pavement marking, deck replacement, steel repairs, structural painting, substructure concrete repairs, resetting bearings, concrete crack and spall repairs and other improvements.