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Multnomah County is looking for volunteers to serve on a community task force that will provide important input during the environmental study phase of the Earthquake Ready Burnside Bridge project.

The county is wrapping up a feasibility study intended to narrow more than 100 bridge replacement and rehabilitation options to a short list. The environmental study phase will end with selection of the preferred alternative.

Task force members will serve for three years, with meetings on weekday evenings approximately every two to three months in a central location convenient to transit. Meetings will start in October.

The Burnside Bridge provides a key connection between downtown Portland and the Central Eastside across the Willamette River. Burnside Street/Road is a regionally designated 鈥渓ifeline鈥� route that runs from Washington County east into Gresham.

The county is looking for a diverse group of task force volunteers who use the Burnside Bridge. Candidates could include bicyclists, business owners, commercial drivers, emergency service providers, pedestrians, people with disabilities, Willamette River users, social service providers or transit riders. No professional design experience is required.

Interested parties are encouraged to complete an聽聽by the end of Friday, Aug. 17.聽Applicants can also complete a hard copy of the application and return it via mail to Multnomah County’s Communications Office at 501 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd., Portland, OR, 97214. For more information, call 503-209-4111 or visit .