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Nation’s Oldest Scenic Highway Now Has Pedestrian Trail By Jennifer Rupp CEG CORRESPONDENT
Since 1987, the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has been charged with working with Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, the State Historic Preservation Office and Travel Oregon to preserve, enhance and reconnect the Historic Columbia River Highway. The Historic Columbia River Highway is in the state of Oregon, along the south side of the Columbia River between the cities of Troutdale (14.2 mi. east of Portland) and The Dalles (88 mi. east of Portland). The Historic Columbia River Highway was the first modern highway constructed in the Pacific Northwest and the first scenic highway in the United States. It was listed in the National Register of Historic
A scenic view from the Lindsey Creek bench cut portion of the Historic Highway Trail.
Places in 1983 and became a National Historic Landmark in 2000. The road is the pinnacle of early-20th-century rural highway design created to take visitors to the Columbia River Gorge’s natural wonders and scenic vistas. The Historic Highway was a portion of the
longer “Columbia River Highway,” and was constructed between 1913 and 1922. Portions of the Historic Highway between Dodson and Hood River were sacrificed in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s for construction of the water-level route that became Interstate 84.
Those discontinuous segments that remain between Dodson and Hood River; however, possess much of their original integrity, including masonry walls, bridges, viaducts and pavement. ODOT is restoring several of these segments for see HIGHWAY page 8
Constructing the bridge at Gorton Creek near Wyeth.
Major Construction Projects on Horizon for Pacific Northwest By Lori Tobias CEG CORRESPONDENT
As temperatures warm and days grow drier, state and local agencies are gearing up for construction projects all over the Pacific Northwest — some still in the planning stages, others, phases in ongoing plans. Here’s a look at what’s coming up: Idaho Chobani is set to open its new innovation and community center in Twin Falls this summer. The 70,000-sq.-ft. facility is an expansion of the existing plant and will serve employees and guests, and house the company’s global research and development team. The expansion will feature a 7,000sq.-ft. gathering space for town halls, shared
meals, daily relaxation and special celebrations, a 2,000-sq.-ft. fitness center and wellness rooms for new mothers. Sustainable design features include 4,000 sq. ft. of “smart glass” windows which enhance natural light while regulating internal temperatures and reducing the use of heating and air conditioning; an expansive skylight at the center of the building to reduce lighting needs and 30,000-sq.-ft. of “smart roofing” which will reflect sunlight and reduce heat absorption. The Idaho Department of Transportation is continuing its multi-year I-15 construction project which this year will involve numerous bridge improvements, new pavement and guardrail in several locations between the Utah and Montana borders.
Scheduled projects include: • Early April to late May: $1.2 million maintenance work on Inkom Bridges on southbound I-15; • Early April to October: $10.8 million maintenance work on five bridges between Arimo and McCammon; • Mid April to late May: $3.2 million resurfacing of the northbound lanes of I-15 from Sand Road to South Blackfoot; • Early June to late September: $2.4 million resurfacing of nine miles of pavement between McCammon and Inkom; • 2018-2019: $13.8 million replacement and improvement project of Exit 98 north of Blackfoot at the Rose Road Interchange. IDT also will begin work in the 2018 construction season on a $17 million facelift project to U.S.-12 to revitalize aging infra-
structure and to enhance safety throughout the corridor. Work on U.S.-12 will include the replacement of two bridges and the resurfacing of more than 50 miles of the highway between Lowell and the IdahoMontana border. Construction will likely begin as early as April and conclude in late October 2018. Washington The Washington State Department of Transportation plans to award the $80- to $100-million contract this spring to demolish the Alaskan Way Viaduct, fill in the Battery Street Tunnel and build new connecting streets in South Lake Union. Demolition is expected to begin in early 2019 and take nine months to complete. see CONSTRUCTION page 6