Guest Opinion: Freeway fight moves to Salem and we need you!
Fighting freeway expansion is a marathon, not a sprint, but right now we need to sprint to Salem.
Fighting freeway expansion is a marathon, not a sprint, but right now we need to sprint to Salem.
The path that gets bicycle riders and walkers across the Columbia River adjacent to I-5 between Portland and Vancouver is notoriously terrible. Riders are routed onto dangerous crosswalks, sidewalks, and are forced to use “beg buttons” just to get onto the narrow path that goes across the river. With my parents in town for a … Read more
Wednesday evening is the first meeting of the community advisory group (CAG) for the I-5 Bridge Replacement program — the new effort from Washington and Oregon departments of transportation to improve the crossing of the Columbia River between Portland and Vancouver. It’s one of three advisory groups that will help the DOTs avoid the fate … Read more
While all the attention at today’s Oregon Transportation Commission (OTC) meeting will be on the I-5 Rose Quarter Project, there’s another highway expansion mega-project that will take an important step forward. The OTC is expected to give the Oregon Department of Transportation permission to enter into an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with the Washington Department of … Read more
How worried is the Oregon Department of Transportation about an upcoming closure of the Interstate Bridge? They’ve announced it nearly one year in advance.
Oh I’ve got some “adventures” for you.
Please share your advice with Greg.
Bridge work will close its eastern (northbound) sidewalk from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
If all goes well, night owls should be the only ones affected.