C-Tran director: Most Columbia River Crossing concerns settled
Transit agency board to vote on bridge issues in July
By Andrea Damewood
Published: June 14, 2011, 5:00pm
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C-Tran Director Jeff Hamm Tuesday went through 11 concerns the C-Tran Board of Directors outlined for a replacement Interstate 5 bridge that includes light rail transit.
As final plans for the Columbia River Crossing grow more clear, C-Tran Director Jeff Hamm told the board of directors Tuesday night that most of the agency’s concerns with the project have been settled.
Hamm went through 11 concerns the C-Tran Board of Directors outlined when it adopted a Locally Preferred Alternative in 2008 that called for a replacement Interstate 5 bridge that includes light rail transit and described what potential problems remained.
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