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County Poised to Buy Land Near Sellwood Bridge, then Give it Back

To all the costly facets of the new Sellwood Bridge, add paying rent.

Or, as Multnomah County legalese terms it: a "settlement of condemnation litigation associated with the Sellwood Bridge Project."

The County Board of Commissioners tomorrow will vote on a proposed settlement with the owner of several parcels of land at the bridge's east end. Officials need the land—both to widen Tacoma Street and to use as a staging area—so they're buying it off owner Diana Richardson for almost five years, she said today. The county will return the land 57 months later.

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Sellwood Bridge Field Work Update

TRAFFIC ALERTS

Hwy. 43 Lane Closure: The outside southbound lane of Hwy. 43 is closed nights and most of the day (except from 4 pm to 7 pm) weekdays between SW Taylors Ferry Road and the project limits south of the bridge while the contractor excavates the hillside west of the highway.

For safety, we urge bridge users not to cut through the narrow residential streets in the Sellwood area to dodge commute traffic.

Sellwood Bridge Field Work Update

TRAFFIC ALERTS

• Hwy. 43 Lane Closure: The outside southbound lane of Hwy. 43 is closed from 7 am to 4 pm weekdays between SW Taylors Ferry Road and the project limits south of the bridge while the contractor excavates the hillside west of the highway.
• Springwater Trail: The week of April 15 a contractor will be setting up equipment south of the bridge near the trail. This may require brief closures of the trail, for five minutes or less. Trail users that prefer a detour will be directed to an alternate route across SE Tacoma St. at SE 7th.

For safety, we urge bridge users not to cut through the narrow residential streets in the Sellwood area to dodge commute traffic.

Sellwood Bridge Field Work Update

TRAFFIC ALERT:  Expect delays on Hwy. 43 south of Sellwood Bridge on April 9

The traffic signal on Highway 43 at Riverview Cemetery south of the Sellwood Bridge will be turned off on Tuesday, April 9 from 9 a.m. until as late as 4 p.m. while the contractor digs a trench across the highway to repair a culvert.  Flaggers will direct traffic during this work. Highway users traveling south of the bridge should expect delays and consider alternate routes.

In other project news, night blasting has been cancelled for this week.