/news/2011/01/07/oregon-city-bridge-to-shut-down-for-2-years/ Building and Construction News in Portland, Oregon and the Pacific Northwest Mon, 24 Jan 2011 22:05:09 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.6 /news/2011/01/07/oregon-city-bridge-to-shut-down-for-2-years/#comment-50706 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 22:05:09 +0000 /?p=65196#comment-50706 […] Shuttle provided during Oregon City Bridge work POSTED: Monday, January 24, 2011 at 02:04 PM PT BY: Sue Vorenberg Tags: bridges, ODOT, Oregon City, Oregon City Bridge, Wildish Standard Paving The Oregon Department of Transportation has hired a contractor to provide shuttle bus service for pedestrians and bicyclists during the two-year, $10.6 million reconstruction of the Oregon City Bridge. […]

]]> /news/2011/01/07/oregon-city-bridge-to-shut-down-for-2-years/#comment-49653 Wed, 12 Jan 2011 04:27:19 +0000 /?p=65196#comment-49653 It is unfortunate ODOT and their engineers could not come up with a way to leave the bridge partially open during construction as they were able to do with the renovation of the (also) historic St. John’s bridge. This will be devastating to the businesses in Oregon City. I wonder if it just isn’t easier and cheaper for them to close the bridge during construction rather than come up with a creative solution that would help preserve the livelihood of Oregon City.

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