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TwitterSellwood Bridge design changes protested - then reversed
David Ashton, The Sellwood Bee - July 31, 2012Heading into the July 9 Sellwood Bridge Community Advisory Committee (CAC), long-time members like Heather Nelson Koch reached out to neighbors to express concern about the project’s just-announced budget and proposed design changes.
Bridge Construction Slideshow V
Karen I. Westphalen - July 24, 2012Blogger Karen I. Westphalen has created another installment in her series of slideshows featuring images and audio about the construction of the new Sellwood Bridge.
Art for new Sellwood Bridge inspired by local geology
David Stabler, The Oregonian - July 22, 2012Mikyoung Kim stands beside the roar of traffic at the east end of the Sellwood Bridge and imagines three years into the future. Instead of a strip club and an empty, weedy lot welcoming vehicles to the history-minded Sellwood neighborhood, the slender woman in heels and crisp, tailored slacks sees a calmer thoroughfare with bike lanes, sidewalks, bioswales and trees. Read the article at OregonLive.com.
Multnomah County approves Sellwood Bridge final design
Multnomah County Press Release - July 19, 2012Related articles
- Sellwood Bridge plans finalized; County will use green concrete on bike lanes - Johnathan Maus, BikePortland.org - July 23, 2012
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County approves $299M Sellwood Bridge plan - KGW Staff - July 19, 2012
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County Approves Final Sellwood Bridge Design - FM 101 KXL - July 19, 2012
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Multnomah approves Sellwood bridge plans - Andy Giegerich, Portland Business Journal - July 19, 2012
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Sellwood Bridge Project design approved by Multnomah County commissioners - Reed Jackson, DJC Oregon - July 19, 2012
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6 Years, $299M Price Tag: Sellwood Bridge Moves Forward - April Baer, OPB News - July 19, 2012
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Sellwood Bridge final design approved - James Mayer, The Oregonian - July 19, 2012
- Plans to build new Sellwood bridge approved - Fox 12 Webstaff - July 19, 2012
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County approves new Sellwood Bridge design - Pamplin Media Group - July 18, 2012
Multnomah County’s Board of County Commissioners approved the final design for the new Sellwood Bridge today, advancing the $299 million project to the construction phase.
The final design includes:
- Steel deck arch bridge
- A symmetrical bridge deck design with two traffic lanes, two bike lane/shoulders, and two multi-use raised paths for bicyclists and pedestrians
- One-stage bridge construction using a detour bridge
- New access to Macadam Bay floating homes on the south side of Freeman Motors
- Westside regional trail along trolley line from bridge to S.W. Miles Place
- Limited bridge closure during construction