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SANDY OREGON THURSDAY, MARCH 25 1982
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Separator considered for Salmon River bridge
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by „ MICHAEL
Post Correspondent
There is a chance the funding w ill
be found to correct possible engineer
ing problems associated with the
Salmon River bridge, located on
Highway 26 near Brightwood
Region Traffic Operations Super
visor Ronald W Failmesger said that
his office is currently exploring the
fe a sib ility of obtaining T itle II
money, which is provider! for by the
U S National Safety Act
Four tra ffic accidents occurred on
the bridge between Jan I, 1977. and
Dec 30. 1981.
The Dec 30 accident resulted in
two deaths
The mishap occurred when a van
lost control on the ice and slid into the
path of a pickup-camper The p ro
pane tank on the camper exploded
upon impact, and both vehicles gas
tanks also caught fire
Failmesger began checking into
the possible engineering problems
associated with the 450-foot structure
in January
The highway division s investiga-
I tion
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revealed considerable
that
new protection railing Failmesger
hazardous conditions exist on the
said that this problem w ill be dealt
structure during the winter season
with when the project reaches the
when ice is prevalent on the bridge
"design stage determinations ”
Failmesger said that when the
Excluding the installation of the
bridge ices over eastbound tra ffic
c o n c re te
t r a f f ic
s e p a ra to r,
can slide into the other lane,
Failmesger
said
that
the
only other
resulting in a head-on collision
alternative to the ice problem would
The highway division is proposing
be “ putting heaters on the structure
to secure funds to construct concrete
itself “ He said that although this has
barricades down the middle of the
been done elsewhere, it would be ex
bridge They are designed to take the
pensive
impact of a vehicle if struck, accor
ding to Failmesger
D u rin g the next two weeks
Failmesger said that his office would
He said that because vehicles w ill
be w riting a formal report to justify
no longer be able to slide into the
the bridge project He said that it w ill
westbound lane, that any accident
be reviewed by personnel at the tra f
that might occur would be less
fic section at the State Department of
serious than if it were a “ head-on.”
Transportation They w ill evaluate it
Failmesger said that at the ends of
on a cost benefit basis.
this barrier, some type of cushioning
w ill be added Most likely the pad
Failmesger said that, in his opi
ding w ill be barrels, or containers
nion, the “ high-hazard fund is one of
filled with water. This would prevent
the most effective uses of our federal
a vehicle from striking the barrier's
money ” He also said that he did not
ends, which would also be serious
believe any of President Ronald
Another option being explored
Reagan's budget cuts w ill the pro
would be to have the concrete barrier
gram because of its effectiveness.
graded, coming up from the ground
and curving into the main span of the
To date, Failmesger said that no
. . .
such funds have been used in the
Sandy-Mt Hood area
A little over a year ago, new con
crete barriers were installed around
"M ap Curve" in conjunction with the
runaway truck ramp project
Failmesger said that the next two
weeks w ill be spent w ritin g a
justification for the project.
If everything proceeds as planned.
the traffic separator could be install
ed before next winter
3 vie for Welches School board
by MICHAEL P. JONES
Post Correspondent
Three Mt Hood residents have an
nounced their candidacy for the
Welches School board
Tom Morrison of Zigzag, Carl
Ostergren of Welches, and Carol H ar
mon of Brightwood, are seeking the
seat to be vacated by Leah Beham of
Rhododendron
Morrison, who lives in Zig Zag
Village, is a safety engineer for Sen
try He does inspections for markets,
restaurants, manufacturing plants,
schools or other places of business re
quiring site safey analysis
A former aerospace engineer for
Lockheed and Bendix, he was born
and raised in Pittsburgh, Pa
In 1966 he graduated with an
engineering degree from the Univer
sity of Pittsburgh He earned a law
degree in 1973 from the University of
San Fernando Valley in California.
Morrison, 37, is vice chairperson of
the recently-formed Mt. Hood cor-
ridor Citizens Planning Organiza
tion.
Morrison and his wife, Dawn, have
three children Two attend Welches
Grade School.
Morrison said that he does not envi
sion any major changes in the school
board if he is elected.
He said that he would encourage
communication so that the board
would spend tax dollars the way the
taxpayers want them spent.
“ We need new faces on the school
board in order to get a balanced
representation, which I can help to
build," Morrison said.
Carl Ostergren. 46, is a retired
salesman and until two years ago he
operated a laundromat at Rhododen
dron.
Ostergren said that he is running
for the board because he has the time
to invest and believes that he can
help to encourage a better dialogue
between the board and the rest of the
community.^
He is a member of the local PTA,
and is that organization's liaison to
the board.
Ostergren said he would like to see
a re-emphasis on “ life tim e ” sports,
such as tennis and golf, rather than
the traditional competitive ones.
Ostergren said that he would also
be for putting money into a soccer
program rather than a football pro
gram, based on both participation
and cost to the district.
He said that he would also work
toward keeping funds budgeted for
field trips and cultural events.
Ostergren and his wife Susan have
two children They have a son who is
an eighth grader at Welches.
• Carol Harmon, who works at
Hoodland Thriftw ay, said that if
she’s elected to the board “ i t ’ll be a
whole new thing for me,”
She said that she decided to run
because she feels it is a way she could
contribute to the community.
Hermon, and her husband Don,
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is a seventh grader at Welches
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