Interstate Bridge Replacement Program

Today we were thrilled to learn that our program received $1.499 billion through the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration's Bridge Investment Program grant! The BIP grant program offers competitive, discretionary funding for projects focused on replacing existing bridges to improve the safety and resiliency of transportation infrastructure across the country. Funds from this grant will be used to help construct the replacement of the aging Interstate Bridge across the Columbia River and other transportation improvements within the program corridor. Read the full press release: https://lnkd.in/gRgcrhJV

Thank you for your feedback! The 60-day public comment period for the Draft SEIS closed last month. We appreciate everyone who took the time to review the document and submit comments. Responses to the public comments received on the Draft SEIS and refinements to design and technical analysis will be documented in the Final SEIS, currently expected to be published in mid to late 2025. Stay tuned for more updates. 🔗: https://lnkd.in/gNs-7j66

One final news drop for 2024. 💌 Our December newsletter features an overview of what we heard during the Draft SEIS public comment period and highlights our amazing crop of summer interns. Read up before your next holiday party! https://lnkd.in/gWz9TFvu

Earlier this year in Roads & Bridges, Program Administrator Greg Johnson outlined our bi-state vision for building a safer and more accessible multimodal Interstate Bridge and transportation corridor that brings our community together.

Join us today at 3 p.m. for the next bi-state legislative committee meeting on the Interstate Bridge. Oregon and Washington lawmakers will join program staff to recap the Draft SEIS public comment period and other IBR news as we head into a new year. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gSv6pJi4

Meet Lara 👋 As an intern with the community engagement team, Lara spent much of her summer attending local farmers markets, concerts and cultural events, answering questions from community members on both sides of the Columbia River. https://lnkd.in/gmEs3DWg

Meet Elvis 👋 A senior at Portland State University, Elvis spent the summer interning with IBR helping the structures team conduct ground improvement studies on Hayden Island. https://lnkd.in/gVgj9EVi

Thanks again to everyone who joined us in October for our Draft SEIS public hearing and open house events!

Leave your mark on history. Join the IBR program to help build a replacement Interstate Bridge that will span generations. Check out our employment opportunities page for links to current job openings: https://lnkd.in/ga3Kdm9B

Supporting young people in building their careers. From working on public transit design to helping out our finance and community engagement teams, the 2024 crop of IBR interns got to experience what it's like to work on a major transportation program. https://lnkd.in/g99Nnc92