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Port mulls Hood River bridge plans
Oberst
■ By For Gail
Columbia Gorge News
work will be completed this
fall. Another $10 million is
coming from the Washington
State Legislature and federal
Port of Hood River’s
transportation BUILD funds.
Board of Commissioners
The Port of Hood River has
June 1 considered renewing
also committed $1.25 million
a three-year contract with
Kevin Greenwood, the Hood to the project.
Greenwood is a limit-
River-White Salmon bridge
replacement project director ed-duration full-time port
since 2018 (results unavail-
employee whose salary is
funded by grants.
able by press time).
Costs for the bridge not
Commissioners May 18
covered by outside funds will
considered a recommenda-
be repaid by bonds insured
tion to extend Greenwood’s
against tolls on the bridge.
contract. Greenwood’s pre-
Environmental impact
liminary work during the first
studies, community input,
three years of his contract
tests and engineering reports
has been excellent, said the
commissioners. “I have great will wrap up this fall, shoring
up more solid requests
confidence in Kevin. He’s
for other outside funding.
excellent at what he’s done,”
Greenwood for the past three
said Commissioner Kristi
years has coordinated that
Chapman.
work by consultants and
In his update on bridge
staff from the port, Oregon
funding, Greenwood listed
and Washington states’
more than $230 million in
departments of transporta-
potential outside bridge
funding from a patchwork
tion, the Federal Highway
of sources including federal
Administration, Klickitat
transportation FAST Act
County and other agencies.
reauthorization and Build
Chapman was upbeat
Back Better proposals, as well about the port’s partnership
as funding from Olympia and with cities and other entities
Salem — Washington State
in Washington State as part-
has set aside $140 million for ners in the Bi-State Working
its share of the bridge, but
Group. The group will play a
its allocation depends on
major role in bridge manage-
increases in revenues.
ment in the future, according
“We continue to lobby for
to port staff. A report to the
additional planning resourc- Bi-State Working Group
es while preparing for a large on how to keep those tolls
low is online at youtu.be/
transportation package for
NlROIC2z2fE.
construction,” Greenwood
said.
Estimates to remove and
Bridge update
replace the century-old
bridge are at $400 million.
What’s happening next
Environmental impact
with the Hood River-White
studies began three years
Salmon Bridge replacement?
ago with a $5 million Oregon
In his report in May,
transportation grant for
Greenwood detailed plans to
planning and environmental the Port of Hood River Board
testing, of which $600,000
of Commissioners, much of
remains. The environmental which, including formation of
The lift span of the Hood River bridge is lit by a beam of sun Thursday, May 27. Plans for replacement of the bridge continue.
Mark B. Gibson photo
the Bi-State Bridge Compact,
are already underway. The
Compact brings together
leaders from groups on both
sides of the bridge impacted
by the replacement.
According to Greenwood’s
report, Phase 2, estimated to
cost $16.25 million from 2021
to 2023, lays the groundwork
for the project’s development
and governance. Phase 3,
the pre-construction phase,
is tentatively set for 2023
through 2026. Phase 4 is the
construction phase, tenta-
tively set to begin in 2026.
Details in the report are:
Phase 2 (2021-23)
■ Establish the Bi-State
Authority
■ Complete 30 percent of
the estimated engineering
■ Complete traffic and toll
revenue study
■ Establish a preliminary
contracts
financial plan
■ Complete study and
■ Evaluate public and pri-
vate partnerships and project establish new toll structure
■ Acquire rights of way
delivery
Phase 4 (2026)
Phase 3 (2023-26)
■ Construction begins.
■ Complete 60 percent of
the estimated engineering
and designs
■ Evaluate governance
options
■ Complete grant and loan
applications
■ Award pre-construction
Marine Park Trail input sought
The Port of Cascade Locks
and Oregon Department of
Transportation are planning
for a future bike and pedes-
trian path network within
Marine Park that will be
accessible for everyone.
A survey is now avail-
able on the project website
through June 11 to gather
community input on values
and uses for Marine Park at
www.oregon.gov/odot/proj-
ects/pages/project-details.
aspx?project=14710.
Port Commission
President Jess Groves said,
“This is a great opportunity to
plan for the future of Marine
Annie Jr., a children's play based on the comic strip Little Orphan Annie, will be performed at The Park and I am excited to hear
Dalles Civic Auditorium beginning June 18.
Contributed photo the community’s thoughts on
this project.”
Annie Jr. staged at Civic
Performances in
The Dalles June
18-19, 25 and 27
31 children from the commu-
nities of Dallesport, Dufur,
Mosier and The Dalles have
been memorizing lines, mu-
sic and choreography since
April 1.
The Dalles Civic
So what is the message of
Auditorium Children’s
this musical? Life is difficult,
Theater will present the
but “the sun will come out
children’s play “Annie Jr.” at
The Dalles Civic Auditorium tomorrow” to an improved
life for those who remain
June 18-19 and June 25 at 7
p.m., and June 27 as a 2 p.m. optimistic.
"This moral we are remind-
matinee.
"Annie Jr." is a Broadway
ed of everyday, but often life’s
musical based upon the
occurrences, like COVID-19,
newspaper comic strip “Little make it exceedingly difficult
Orphan Annie” of the 1920s. to be hopeful," said a press
Under the direction of
release. "This is why 'Annie
Gail Farris, Nancy Moon and Jr.' is a timeless musical for
numerous other volunteers,
all ages."
"Annie Jr." is presented
through special arrangement
and all authorized materi-
als are supplied by Music
Theatre International, New
York, N.Y.
Tickets are available
at Klindt’s Booksellers
in The Dalles, online at
TheDallesCivic.org, and at
the door. Tickets are $12 for
adults and $10 for seniors
and children under 12.
"Dallesport Elementary,
under the direction of Farris
and Moon, presented 'Annie
Jr.' about 10 years ago, and it
was a smash hit," said a press
release. "(This is) a wonderful
musical for the whole family."
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identified, but the Port of
Cascade Locks is developing
a funding strategy.
More information will be
shared online as the project
continues.
This project expands on
a previous project that ex-
amined a new entrance into
Marine Park from WaNaPa
Graphic courtesy of ODOT Street that would allow peo-
ple walking, biking or using
This planning-level project mobility devices to safely
should be completed by early cross the railroad tracks and
2022 and includes under-
enter the park.
For more information
standing the construction
costs, environmental and cul- on that completed project,
tural implications of building visit portofcascadelocks.org/
the trail, and understand any marine-park-entrance.
other risks tied to construc-
tion. Funding for the trail
construction has not been
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