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Oregon Transportation Commission
grants conditional approval to I-5 proposal
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PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Transportation
Commission has granted conditional
approval to a plan to expand Interstate
5 through Portland’s Rose Quarter as well
as build a cap over the freeway to allow for
the redevelopment of a Black community destroyed
when the interstate was first built.
Oregon Public Broadcasting reported that
the commission’s unanimous decision on
Sept. 9 followed the recommendation of Gov.
Kate Brown that the Oregon Department of
Transportation (ODOT) pursue “hybrid option
3.”
That plan would essentially tunnel the
freeway and provide economic opportunity
for the region’s Black community in an effort
to reclaim the Albina district. Supporters say
the idea is to remediate historic harm caused
by the freeway’s original construction and
displacement of community members.
Approval of the hybrid 3 model is contingent
upon ODOT providing a thorough analysis
of the project’s cost structure and funding
sources by December. It also requires ODOT
and its contractors to update its diversity
and subcontracting plans, and reevaluate the
project’s initial environmental impact study.
The project’s cost has risen significantly
from its initial price tag of between $715 and
$795 million to upwards of $1.18 billion. The
project could top $1.4 billion if a more robust
cap over the freeway is pursued to allow
heavier development.
Questions remain about where the state
will find money to close the funding gap created
by this iteration of the project. 8
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A plan to expand I-5 through Portland’s Rose Quarter and build a cap over the freeway has been granted conditional
approval by Oregon’s Transportation Commission.
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The American Transportation Research Institute needs people at all levels of trucking to provide input about the
most critical issues facing the industry.
ATRI asks members of trucking
industry to rank top concerns
ARLINGTON, Va. — The American
Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) is
seeking input from drivers, motor carriers,
equipment/tech suppliers, fuel suppliers,
driver trainers, law enforcement and many
others involved in the trucking industry.
ATRI’s annual Top Industry Issues Survey
asks trucking industry stakeholders to
rank the top issues of concern for the industry,
along with potential ways to address
each issue.
In addition to ranking the trucking
industry’s overall issues, the survey
provides details about critical topics that
are ranked differently by motor carriers and
drivers. The report also allows stakeholders
to monitor issues over time to better
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understand which issues are rising, or
falling, in criticality.
“Completing this survey only takes a few
minutes, but its impact can be immeasurable.
The data ATRI provides will chart the
course for the industry by providing a clear
picture of the landscape we face,” said Sherri
Garner Brumbaugh, chair of the American
Trucking Associations (ATA) and president
and CEO of Garner Transportation Group.
The results of the 2021 survey will be released
Oct. 24 as part of ATA’s Management
Conference & Exhibition to be held in Nashville,
Tennessee.
To complete the survey, visit trucking
research.org. The survey will remain open
through Oct. 15. 8
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