On Wednesday, Sept. 8, Congressman Jim Oberstar (D-Minnesota), chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Congressman Peter DeFazio (D-Oregon), chairman of the House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, arrived in style thanks to Emerald City Rickshaw for a quick site tour of the Willamette River Bridge project.
"It's significance to the national economy--three percent of our gross domestic product passes over this 2,000 mile roadway. And this critical link that is what makes a difference," said Oberstar.
Oberstar was in town as part of a tour of the Pacific Northwest to view stimulus-funded projects, push for job creation through infrastructure spending and gather support for the reauthorization of the transportation bill.
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