community fanfare, the Whilamut Passage Bridge opened to traffic this month With a total contract value of $204
million, it is the largest in the $1.3 billion Oregon Transportation Investment
Act III State Bridge Delivery Program, which is beginning to wind down after
repairing and replacing hundreds of Oregon bridges and making significant
contributions to the state’s economy.
million, it is the largest in the $1.3 billion Oregon Transportation Investment
Act III State Bridge Delivery Program, which is beginning to wind down after
repairing and replacing hundreds of Oregon bridges and making significant
contributions to the state’s economy.
Ten years
after the passage of OTIA III by the Oregon Legislature, the bridge program has
completed construction on 264 bridges; only seven bridges remain under
construction, including this I-5 Willamette River Bridge project, where crews continue
to work on the path viaduct and construction wrap-up tasks.
after the passage of OTIA III by the Oregon Legislature, the bridge program has
completed construction on 264 bridges; only seven bridges remain under
construction, including this I-5 Willamette River Bridge project, where crews continue
to work on the path viaduct and construction wrap-up tasks.
The bridge
program was a proactive initiative to update crucial links in the
transportation infrastructure to keep Oregon’s economy competitive and create
thousands of private-sector jobs. Many of the state’s highway bridges had been
built in the 1950s and ’60s as part of the national interstate system. Rather
than repairing each bridge as it exceeded its projected lifespan of 50 to 75
years, sought a long-term, more cost-effective solution.
program was a proactive initiative to update crucial links in the
transportation infrastructure to keep Oregon’s economy competitive and create
thousands of private-sector jobs. Many of the state’s highway bridges had been
built in the 1950s and ’60s as part of the national interstate system. Rather
than repairing each bridge as it exceeded its projected lifespan of 50 to 75
years, sought a long-term, more cost-effective solution.
The enormous scope and compressed timetable
of the bridge program required the participants to work cooperatively and think
creatively. Such conditions spurred numerous innovations in construction
techniques, environmental stewardship and community engagement.
of the bridge program required the participants to work cooperatively and think
creatively. Such conditions spurred numerous innovations in construction
techniques, environmental stewardship and community engagement.
Ultimately, the OTIA III bridge program has
been a jobs program, whether in maximizing the participation of homegrown
businesses and workers or optimizing the system on which commerce depends. In
the case of the I-5 Willamette River Bridge project, business representatives have
told us they appreciate the project’s role in creating local jobs, bringing
extra money spent by the crew members into the community, and improving the
region’s infrastructure for the long term.
been a jobs program, whether in maximizing the participation of homegrown
businesses and workers or optimizing the system on which commerce depends. In
the case of the I-5 Willamette River Bridge project, business representatives have
told us they appreciate the project’s role in creating local jobs, bringing
extra money spent by the crew members into the community, and improving the
region’s infrastructure for the long term.
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