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Port of Kalama asks Cowlitz County for path-and-trail funding for Kalama Crossing overpass
Summary
The Port of Kalama sought county support from a path-and-trail fund to help cover a funding gap on the $12 million Kalama Crossing pedestrian overpass, which would replace a 1970s structure that is not ADA-compliant and improve a waterfront-to-downtown connection. The board signaled support and asked staff to draft an agreement for future action.
Eric from the Port of Kalama presented the Kalama Crossing pedestrian overpass project, a proposal to replace a 1970s-era structure with an ADA-compliant overpass (elevators on both sides and switchback ramps) that would shorten pedestrian travel between downtown Kalama and the Columbia River waterfront from roughly 2 miles to 0.2 miles.
Eric said the project now carries a roughly $12 million construction estimate after rising…
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