USCG Receives Port of Portland Bridge Proposal

USCG Receives Port of Portland Bridge Proposal

The U.S. Coast Guard is asking the public – and mariners in particular — to weigh in on the navigational element of a proposal for a new Portland-to-Vancouver bridge. This is the first step in the USCG’s bridge permitting process. The Oregon Department of Transportation and the Washington State Department of Transportation are the agencies leading the bridge replacement program. The public has until April 25 to comment on a preliminary navigation clearance determination from the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program from Portland to Vancouver, Washington, I-5 twin bridge. “Maritime transportation system stakeholders (vessels and facilities) are highly encouraged to carefully…
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