Salem River Crossing Oversight Team to Recommend Preferred Alternative Bridge Type
The group will also discuss the forthcoming process to develop a financial strategy for the project.
(SALEM, Ore. ) — The Salem River Crossing Project’s decision making group, the Oversight Team, will meet on Thursday from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
During the meeting, the team will review a variety of bridge design types for the recommended preferred alternative. The group will also discuss the forthcoming process to develop a financial strategy for the project.
The Oversight Team is comprised of elected and/or appointed officials representing the cities of Salem and Keizer, Marion and Polk counties, Salem Area Mass Transit District, and the Oregon Department of Transportation.
The Salem River Crossing Project is being coordinated by the City of Salem and Oregon Department of Transportation to develop a solution that improves mobility and safety for travelers across the Willamette River, alleviates congestion on the existing bridges, and connecting street system, is compatible with the built and natural environments, and has broad community and regional support.
The project utilized the results of previous studies and analyzed a range of alternatives in a Draft Environmental Impact Statement, which was published and made available for public review in April 2012.
The meeting will be held at the Mid-Willamette Valley Council of Governments office 100 High St. SE, Suite 200, in Salem.
The meeting is open to the public and will include an opportunity for public comment at the beginning and end of the meeting.
For more information on the Salem River Crossing Project, please visit the project website at www.salemrivercrossing.org.
Source: ODOT
