Category: Bridges

  • Sellwood Briefing on Monday

    Public invited to Sellwood Bridge briefing A major planning effort for the Sellwood Bridge will be explained to the public on Monday, April 17 from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm at the Portland French School, 6318 SW Corbett Avenue. Multnomah County has secured funds to begin planning work for a long-term solution to the serious…

  • Sellwood Slighted?

    Unfortunately, I was not able to recruit a correspondent for Wednesday’s meeting on the Sellwood Bridge. It was competing with MPAC and the Columbia Crossing meetings the same night. But I’m a little surprised that I haven’t see any coverage in the Oregonian or Tribune. Did I miss it? The only coverage I’ve heard so…

  • Rehabilitate the Sellwood Bridge

    We’re happy to welcome Jim Howell to the rolls of Portland Transport contributors with this perspective on a potentially less costly way to deal with the Sellwood Bridge. The apparent assumption that the Sellwood Bridge must be replaced and that it will take ten to twenty years to do it is misguided. This historic 1925…

  • Volunteers sought for Sellwood Bridge task force

    This recently came across the transom from Multnomah County: Multnomah County is seeking volunteers to serve on a Community Task Force to provide important input during planning for the Sellwood Bridge Project. The 80-year-old bridge has serious structural and design problems that require a long-term solution. The purpose of the project, which begins this spring,…

  • Correspondent Wanted

    There is a public meeting on the Sellwood Bridge next Wednesday (March 22nd, 5-6:30 at Oaks Park). The agenda includes: Current condition of the bridge Short-term strategy to keep the bridge in service Planning for a long-term solution that begins this spring How the public can be involved, including the role of a Community Task…