This Friday, come enjoy coffee and donuts while learning about the Earthquake Ready Burnside Bridge Project! Multnomah County is partnering with Breakfast on the Bridges for this special event. Project leaders will be on hand to answer questions from the community.
Breakfast on the Burnside Bridge:
WHEN: Friday, July 12
WHERE: East end of the Burnside Bridge, near 334 N. Couch Street
TIME: 7-9 a.m.
Breakfast on the Burnside Bridge is part of a series of summer outreach events the County is holding to get the community involved and encourage participation in the project’s online survey, which asks for the public’s input on the future look of the Burnside Bridge. The survey will be open until July 31st.
For a full look at all of the summer outreach events, visit: https://www.multco.us/earthquake-ready-burnside-bridge/summer-outreach-events.
Background: Right now, none of downtown Portland’s Willamette River vehicular bridges will be immediately usable after a major earthquake. Multnomah County is leading an effort to replace the current Burnside Bridge with one that can withstand a Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquake. It’s currently one of the largest earthquake resilience projects in Oregon.
For more information on the project, visit: https://www.multco.us/earthquake-ready-burnside-bridge.