Two years of work to repair and upgrade Portland's Burnside Bridge has reached the final few weeks of projects, complete with a new traffic layout and construction that included upgrades to the bridge's surface, structure, mechanical and electrical functions.
The largest investment, $975 million, would go toward upgrading the Southwest Corridor parallel to I-5, and includes an 11-mile extension of the MAX light rail line.
Multnomah County knows it needs a seismic fix to the 92-year-old Burnside Bridge over the Willamette River in downtown Portland. County officials just aren't sure how they are going to pull it off.
With repairs as the focus, Multnomah County is systematically working its way through Willamette River bridges in downtown Portland, bringing the crossings up to speed in terms of maintenance and operations.
