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Columbia County approves 30-day pilot to control weekend traffic on Reader Road, Sauvie Island
Summary
The Columbia County Board of Commissioners approved a 30-day construction-permit pilot to let Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and a vendor manage weekend and holiday traffic on Reader Road and nearby Sauvie Island beaches, with enforcement and reporting conditions.
The Columbia County Board of Commissioners approved a 30-day pilot construction permit on a motion to let the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) and a contracted vendor manage weekend and holiday traffic on Reader Road and adjacent Sauvie Island recreation areas.
ODFW staff told the board the pilot would begin about one and a half to two weeks after the county issued the permit, with a likely implementation date over the July 4 weekend if the board granted the green light. Angela Ward, a business analyst in the director’s office for ODFW, said the passes for access will be free but will require going through a transaction process on ODFW’s system: “They are free. You have to go through a transaction process on our system to be able to obtain it, but it is a free product.”
The pilot is intended to test traffic-control and check-in staffing,…
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