The company building the new Tacoma Narrows bridge plans to put an 8-foot-high chain-link fence along the southern side of the existing bridge to keep debris from falling on its workers.
Tacoma Narrows Constructors will put up two 250-foot sections of fencing next to the bridge's two towers next week, according to the state Department of Transportation.
The massive footings, or caissons, for the new bridge are being constructed at the water level just south of the existing bridge towers.
The fence will remain in place for about two years, said Transportation Department spokeswoman Claudia Cornish.