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Press Releases
Newsletters
Sellwood Bridge in the News
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New bridge design is focus of Sellwood Bridge online survey - Released October 29, 2007 (PDF, 26KB)
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Policy Advisory Group selects alternatives for DEIS - Released October 3, 2007 (PDF, 136KB)
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Policy Advisory Group Meeting on October 1st - Released September 26, 2007 (PDF, 23KB)
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Community Task Force to recommend alternatives - Released September 13, 2007 (PDF, 21KB)
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Online survey lets public choose Sellwood Bridge solution - Released August 15, 2007 (PDF, 23KB)
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Community Task Force to discuss bridge concepts - Released August 15, 2007 (PDF, 20KB)
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Policy Advisory Group Meeting - Released May 17, 2007 (PDF, 20KB)
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Community Task Force to discuss traffic demand - Released February 14, 2007 (PDF, 20KB)
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Community Task Force Meeting Rescheduled - Released January 17, 2007 (PDF, 20KB)
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Sellwood Bridge Task Force and Policy Advisory Meetings - Released November 1, 2006 (PDF, 20KB)
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Visit the Sellwood Bridge Web site - Released October 2, 2006 (PDF, 36KB)
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Sellwood Bridge Community Task Force meeting - Released September 14, 2006 (PDF, 33KB)
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Sellwood Bridge Community Task Force meeting - Released July 25, 2006 (PDF, 32KB)
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Rojo de Steffey announces Sellwood Bridge task force - Released June 07, 2006 (PDF, 27KB)
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Sellwood Bridge Policy Advisory Group meeting - Released June 02, 2006 (PDF, 33KB)
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Volunteers sought for Sellwood Bridge task force - Released March 15, 2006 (PDF, 33KB)
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Oregon delegation secures federal funds for Sellwood
Bridge - Released July 29, 2005 (PDF, 25KB)
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Project Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 3
- October 2007 (PDF, 644KB)
Project Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 2
- July 2007 (PDF, 184KB)
Project Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 1
- March 2007 (PDF, 821KB)
Project Newsletter, Volume 1, Number 1 - October 2006 (PDF, 3.84MB)
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The Sellwood Bridge project can not guarantee that the following news articles are still available to the public. Various newspapers
have restrictions regarding their online articles. Many articles require a fee to be viewed after a determined length of time from the
publication date. Please visit the newspaper's Web site for more information about viewing restrictions.
Research assistance may be available at local libraries. Visit Multnomah County's Library Web site for more information.
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Wheeler pitches, then abandons, boost in vehicle license fee, to
fix county’s ailing bridges - March 5, 2008 - David F. Ashton, The Bee |
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From the Editor - Finding some money for the Sellwood Bridge - March 5, 2008 - Editorial, The Bee |
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The bridges of Multnomah County These signature spans are regional assets; they must become a regional responsibility - March 3, 2008 - Editorial, The Oregonian |
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Three towns' opposition kills bridge fee idea Sellwood - Angry commissioners threaten to withhold money to east Multnomah - February 27, 2008 - Arthur Gregg Sulzberger, The Oregonian |
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Multnomah County’s vehicle fee plan dropped from May ballot Commissioners have harsh words for cities as they look for money to replace Sellwood Bridge - February 26, 2008 - Steve Law, Portland Tribune |
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Gresham stalls Sellwood funding County to reassess its options to fix bridge - February 22, 2008 - Michael Ureel, The Gresham Outlook |
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Sellwood Bridge plan missing pieces Multnomah County Chairman Ted Wheeler will table the project unless everybody signs on - February 16, 2008 - Arthur Gregg Sulzberger, The Oregonian |
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County To Discuss Higher Fees To Support Bridge Repair - January 31, 2008 - Andrew Theen, OPB |
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Metro wants counties to team up on May ballot initiatives - January 30, 2008 - Andy Giegerich, Portland Business Journal |
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County fine-tunes its vehicle fee idea - January 29, 2008 - Steve Law, Portland Tribune |
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County hopes vehicle fee solves bridge problems - January 29, 2008 - Tyler Graf, Daily Journal of Commerce |
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County settles on car registration price tag - January 24, 2008 - Steve Law, Portland Tribune |
Multnomah County not paying for the aging Willamette River
span Opinion Column - January 22, 2008 - Lonnie Roberts, The Gresham Outlook |
Flawed county agreement has no benefits for East County
residents Opinion Column - January 22, 2008 - John Wilson, The Gresham Outlook |
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Bridges need state or regional funding - December 19, 2007 - Dave Ripma, The Gresham Outlook |
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Transit plans take long road TribTown • Streetcar extension not yet ruled out as projects creep forward - December 18, 2007 - Jim Redden, Portland Tribune |
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East County has stake in bridges - December 14, 2007 - Editorial, The Gresham Outlook |
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Bridge funding plan draws mixed reaction Proposal addresses needs of aging Sellwood span - December 14, 2007 - Shannon Wells, The Gresham Outlook |
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Street-repair fees gaining traction Transportation: Sam Adams drops a gas tax increase plan but is pushing other taxes - December 14, 2007 - Andy Dworkin and James Mayer, The Oregonian |
Transportation funding elbows it way to center stage in Oregon
politics, starting with Portland - December 14, 2007 - Jeff Mapes, The Oregonian |
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Designs revealed for Sellwood Bridge replacement - December 12, 2007 - KGW |
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Span of Sellwood options on table - December 4, 2007 - Tyler Graf, Daily Journal of Commerce |
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County wants ideas on Sellwood Bridge replacement - November 28, 2007 - The Bee |
Bridge fix spurs county tax effort Transportation funds could be on ’08 ballot; city has similar plan - November 9, 2007 - Jim Redden, Portland Tribune
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Sellwood Bridge options narrow sharply - October 3, 2007 - Eric Norberg, The Bee |
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Sellwood Bridge inspection to continue in October - October 3, 2007 - David F. Ashton, The Bee |
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Sellwood Bridge group hopes to spare condos Most study alternatives chosen at Monday meeting would leave occupied homes alone - October 2, 2007 - Jim Redden, The Bee |
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Ideas unveiled for Sellwood Bridge solutions - October 2, 2007 - KGW |
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Sellwood Bridge options narrowed down to three Less intrusive - Officials heed neighbors and choose ones that would uproot fewer homes and businesses - October 2, 2007 - Arthur Gregg Sulzberger, The Oregonian |
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Any bridge will take a big budget - September 28, 2007 - Jim Redden, Portland Tribune |
Sellwood Bridge will close Sunday during an inspection - September 4, 2007 - Patrick O'Neill, The Oregonian
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Infrastructure Gridlock - August 10, 2007 - Randal O'Toole, The American Spectator |
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Daily bridge commute has an ominous side - August 9, 2007 - Dan Itel, The Lake Oswego Review |
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Don’t wait for a crisis to invest - August 7, 2007 - The Gresham Outlook |
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Oregon bridges OK, but we’re uneasy - August 5, 2007 - The Corvallis Gazette-Times |
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Sellwood: A bridge too far gone? Deteriorating - The 82-year-old span, which carries 31,000 cars a day,
ranks among the state's worst - August 5, 2007 - James Mayer and Andy Dworkin, The Oregonian |
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Half of Oregon 'truss' bridges flawed - August 3, 2007 - KGW |
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Span plan that saves condos touted - August 3, 2007 - Jim Redden, Portland Tribune |
Multnomah County Chairman Ted Wheeler to discuss
bridge safety - August 2, 2007 - KTVZ |
County Chair Says Sellwood Bridge Project Could Take
Eight Years - August 2, 2007 - Colin Fogarty, OPB |
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Transportation Engineers Look At Local Bridges - August 2, 2007 - KPTV |
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Multnomah County's top bridge concern: Sellwood Cracks stop growing after weight limits imposed - August 2, 2007 - John Erickson, KEX |
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A Bridge Too Far: Condo owners threaten to hold up proposed Sellwood Bridge fixes - August 1, 2007 - Jonathan Frochtzwajg, Willamette Week |
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Getting a handle on the Sellwood Bridge process - August 1, 2007 - Eric Norberg, The Bee |
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Plans for Sellwood span keep multiplying Aging bridge’s many users asked for input - July 24, 2007 - Jim Redden, Portland Tribune
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Public meeting results in more Sellwood Bridge alignment
options - June 6, 2007 - Eric Norberg, The Bee |
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Span plan's a puzzle Five Sellwood Bridge ideas on table; all have drawbacks - May 25, 2007 - Jim Redden, Portland Tribune |
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Sellwood Bridge Group Rules Out Tunnel Option - May 22, 2007 - Andrew Theen, OPB News |
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FROM THE EDITOR: Of Sellwood Bridge suspicions - May 3, 2007 - Eric Norberg, The Bee |
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Sellwood Neighbors Protest Bigger Bridge - April 5, 2007 - KOIN News 6 |
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Public Vocal On Sellwood Bridge Plans - April 5, 2007 - Andrew Theen, OPB News
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Sellwood span's still up in air TRIB TOWN: As new routes are pondered, advocates for saving bridge keep at it - April 3, 2007 - Anna Johns, Portland Tribune
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Public input sought at April 4th Sellwood Bridge workshop - April 1, 2007 - Eric Norberg, The Bee
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Bridge ideas hit Sellwood where it lives The options to replace the Sellwood Bridge would cut through homes and businesses - March 30, 2007 - Arthur Gregg Sulzberger, The Oregonian
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This bridge is building bridges TRIB TOWN: Diverse community group to decide fate of Sellwood span - November 27, 2006 - Anna Johns, The Portland Tribune
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Another step in a long process Sellwood Bridge problem - November 19, 2006 - Eric Norberg, Sellwood Bee
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Online Survey: Solving The Sellwood Bridge Problem October 3, 2006 - KOIN News 6
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Bridge Committee starts over from the beginning: Sellwood Bridge redux - September 28, 2006 - David F. Ashton, Sellwood Bee |
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Sellwood Bridge: Patching the patches September 28, 2006 - David F. Ashton, Sellwood Bee |
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New bridge at Sellwood is top option September 20, 2006 - Arthur Gregg Sulzberger, The Oregonian.
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Well-used Sellwood Bridge under study
August 08, 2006 - Arthur Gregg Sulzberger, The Oregonian.
This article will be available until March 25, 2007. |
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Crafty commuters present conundrum August 08, 2006 - Peter Korn, The Portland Tribune
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Editorial - New thrust for Inner Southeast light rail June 30, 2006 - Eric Norberg, The Sellwood Bee
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