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The Box Girder CRC is Dead, Long Live the CRC
As reported by the O’s Joe Rose, the “Bridge Review Panel” for the Columbia River Crossing, convened in response to the Independent Review Panel’s concerns about the unproven “open web box girder” design has recommended terminating that design and choosing from among three other design types: Cable Stay Tied Arch Deck Truss The 146-page report…
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Interesting Argument Over ODOT Alternative Transportation Funds
Bike Portland is reporting today that the Bicycle Transportation Alliance is objecting to a multi-year commitment of most of Portland’s share of state alternative transportation funds to the Portland to Milwaukie LRT project. Interestingly, the Mayor of Portland and a number of other local leaders endorsed the TriMet LRT request.