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I-5 bridge repairs must be regional priority.

Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Publication Date: 28-FEB-03 		Format: Online - approximately 728 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: I-5 bridge repairs must be regional priority.(Columns)(Column)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Mark Robinowitz For The Register-Guard

THE INTERSTATE 5 bridge crisis requires shifts in regional transportation priorities. Fixing the freeway is more important than the West Eugene Parkway, the Interstate 5-Belt Line interchange expansion or the proposed River Road-Valley River Bridge. Money is limited, and the number of bridge construction companies is finite. These facts require the region to choose whether to maintain I-5 or build new roads that subsidize sprawl.

Until a few months ago, the Oregon Department of Transportation planned a seismic upgrade to the I-5 bridge over the Willamette River. Upon closer examination, ODOT inspectors realized that the bridge is cracked and needs to be...



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