Panel hears competing plans to pay for I-5 bridge
Both propose $1 billion from bonds, but one would add studies for Rose Quarter and future highway funding; the other would require federal grants first.
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Both propose $1 billion from bonds, but one would add studies for Rose Quarter and future highway funding; the other would require federal grants first.
Oregon is being asked to kick in $1 billion for the $6 billion megaproject, and lawmakers are taking a fresh look at the cost of each piece of the work.
On Sept. 21, 2018, the Associated Press distributed a story with this headline: “Oregon House Speaker spurs talks on Interstate Bridge.” The Oregon House speaker in question was Tina Kotek. The story
A new online open house sharing details and asking for community comment about work researching and identifying historic and archaeological areas in and around the bi-state Interstate Bridge Replacement program is now available. Comments can be submitted through Thursday, May 18.
In reading the headline the other day, “Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez seeks I-5 Bridge funding,” naturally my thoughts turned to … Ronald Reagan.