The Earthquake Ready Burnside Bridge Project will host two webinars, giving the community an opportunity to learn about the project and range of bridge type options being considered for the future Burnside Bridge. County project managers will be available to answer questions from the public. The webinars will start with a look inside one of the Burnside Bridge operator towers.
The webinars are 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.
WEBINAR DATES:
Thursday, July 11
12-1 p.m.
Tuesday, July 16
5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
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.