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Current Work
CRC completed the environmental planning phase in 2011. Feedback from partner agencies
and the public informed these efforts. The project is currently preparing for
construction in late 2013. Below are descriptions of CRC's current work efforts.
Preparing for the construction phase
The CRC project construction is planned to begin in 2013 and will occur in
segments. CRC is preparing for the construction phase of the project with
construction staging and sequencing plans. Detailed construction plans will be developed as project designs are finalized. Learn more about construction planning.
Ongoing work continues to aid in engineering design refinement and
construction planning:
- Geotechnical surveys
- Location of underground utilities
- Construction techniques testing
Engineering and design
Engineers, designers and planners are combining efforts to
advance the technical designs for the
replacement bridge,
light rail stations,
highway improvements
and
bicycles and pedestrian pathways. Engineering teams are currently working
toward 25 and 30 percent design of the transit system in
preparation for the final design phase of this project element.
Several
construction packages have been identified and plans are
actively being developed for release of a design-build Request
for Qualifications (RFQ) and Request for Proposals (RFP) for the
replacement I-5 bridge (river crossing and approaches) in
mid-2013. A Bi-state Citizen
Advisory Committee will provide feedback on project designs
and pre-construction planning.
Updating a finance plan
With a Record of Decision, the states are actively seeking funding. The CRC
project is targeting funding from three major sources: the federal government,
the states of Washington and Oregon, and tolling the I-5 bridge. The project
continues to coordinate with the Oregon and Washington state legislatures, state
transportation commissions, and federal agencies on identified funding sources.
CRC will update its financial plan to reflect updated cost information, timing
and amount of funding contributions to the project.
More about project funding…