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Commissioner reports bridge tour: WSDOT, NTSB review and channel hazards flagged for shipping and bridge safety
Summary
Commissioner Rager told the Board a recent bridge tour with WSDOT and port representatives identified navigational channel shifts, thermal movement of the bridge, and limited state maintenance funding as key safety concerns.
Commissioner Rager reported on a recent bridge tour attended by Port of Longview and WSDOT representatives and local stakeholders. Rager said WSDOT is working with the National Transportation Safety Board to create a bridge condition and safety report and told commissioners WSDOT acknowledged it does not have sufficient funding to sustain maintenance for Washington’s bridge network.
Rager and other meeting participants described navigational hazards near the bridge. Attendees said the river channel…
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