If you ride your bike across the I-5 bridge between Portland and Vancouver you now have more than just a narrow and sketchy pathway to deal with.
The Columbian reported Friday that ODOT is using cannon fire to scare off flocks of birds that congregate on the bridge.
Here’s a snip from the article:
“Starting Monday, four propane-powered air cannons will fire off at random times over a two-hour period late afternoons and evenings to scare the critters off. The cannons won’t be used every day; they will be fired on a random schedule so the birds don’t get too comfortable with the routine. The process will continue until Feb. 29.
Motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians in particular will hear the blasts, which could come as often as every 15 seconds.”
ODOT has reportedly placed signs near the path to warn people about the noise.
Read more on Columbian.com.