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Congressman Earl Blumenauer Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge in Portland, Oregon
January 31, 2024
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PROJECT∣ Congressman Earl Blumenauer Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge, Portland, Oregon
GENERAL CONTRACTOR∣ HP Civil
SCOPE OF WORK∣ $19-million, 475-foot-long, 24-foot-wide carbon-steel span crossing Interstate 84 and two railroad lines to connect Portland’s Lloyd and Central Eastside neighborhoods
TIMELINE∣ November 2019 to July 2022; recently received a 2023 Trimble Construction Management Award for most challenging project
PHOTO CREDIT: PORTLAND BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION
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