October 2015
NEWS
The Southwest Portland Post • 3
Cofferdam being removed; bikes and peds detoured to trolley line
being added on Spans 3 and 5.
Erection of falsework (a structure or
frame that supports something that is
being built) for two belvedere lookouts
By Erik Vidstrand
on Span 4 continues.
The Southwest Portland Post
“These belvederes will offer a place
to view the river without impeding
Six more months of construction are
sidewalk traffic,” commented
left for the Sellwood bridge project
Multnomah County spokesman Mike
according to latest county updates.
Pullen.
The big news on the river is the
Bicyclists and pedestrians are now
removal of the cofferdam, (a temporary
using a detour path along the trolley
en cl osu re c re a ti n g a dr y w or k
corridor between the bridge and the
environment for major work to proceed)
Macadam Bay driveway during work
that enclosed the west river pier.
on the east shoulder of Highway 43
The dam was recently flooded and
(Macadam Avenue).
divers are helping to remove the dam’s
On work days, flaggers are positioned
steel plates.
at each end of the trail and where the
By the end of October, the dam will
trail passes near construction vehicles.
be fully removed and the concrete
Trail users should remain alert when
river pier will be visible. Thousands
riding through the busy project area.
of steel studs for the Span 3 deck will
During work on the east shoulder,
be installed and deck rebar continues
only three traffic lanes are open between
the bridge and the
Macadam Bay
driveway. Two lanes
are open in the peak
travel direction and
one lane is open in the
off-peak direction.
Work continues on
the new two-level
i n t e rc h a n g e w i t h
Highway 43.
“ M o t o r i s t s
traveling directly
south towards Lake
Oswego,” Pullen said,
“will not be caught up
in bridge traffic.
Temporary path between the Sellwood Bridge and Macadam Bay.
The contractor is
(Photo courtesy of Mike Pullen, Multnomah County)
building a shared
SELLWOOD BRIDGE
Falsework for Span 3 deck on the new Sellwood Bridge.
(Photo courtesy of Mike Pullen, Multnomah County)
driveway from Highway 43 to Macadam
Bay and Freeman Motors. The driveway
will pass over the Stephens Creek
culvert to the Macadam Bay parking lot.
Excavation work and slope finishing
should be all completed by now. The
contractor is also installing logs for fish
habitat. Rocks will be installed at the
creek’s outfall to the river and the area
will be seeded.
Open House
Tour our newly remodeled hospital!
Saturday, Oct. 17
11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
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Meet our doctors and staff
Tour our newly remodeled hospital
Prize drawings and giveaways
Appetizers catered locally by
Barbur World Foods
Pet food drive: Donate dry or canned dog or cat food
to help local pet charities feed needy pets!
(Donors will receive a certificate for a
FREE nail trim.)
We will donate $1 to the Humane Society of Oregon
for every visitor to our open house.
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Phone: 503-246-4226