CRC nards are turning in to a twilight zone.
The start of major construction on the Columbia River Crossing is now set back to late 2014.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
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The U.S. Coast Guard has told Columbia River Crossing leaders that it
can't proceed on a crucial permit application without more information
on the project's proposed bridge height and its impacts.
In a letter sent last week, Rear Adm. K. A. Taylor gave the CRC a list of several topics that aren't sufficiently addressed in the bridge permit application filed Jan. 30. Among the most pressing: efforts to mitigate impacts to river users, economic implications, and changes to the navigation channel between the Interstate 5 Bridge and the railroad span just downstream. The last of those may require a new analysis CRC planners haven't yet done.
The letter also addresses three major river manufacturers that could take a hit of up to $116 million in lost profits from the proposed 116-foot bridge height, according to the CRC.
"The application identifies a projected financial impact to three industrial fabricators, but does not provide the underlying data or analysis that supports it," Taylor wrote. "Neither does it analyze the long-term affect on those entities or the industry segments they serve."
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In a letter sent last week, Rear Adm. K. A. Taylor gave the CRC a list of several topics that aren't sufficiently addressed in the bridge permit application filed Jan. 30. Among the most pressing: efforts to mitigate impacts to river users, economic implications, and changes to the navigation channel between the Interstate 5 Bridge and the railroad span just downstream. The last of those may require a new analysis CRC planners haven't yet done.
The letter also addresses three major river manufacturers that could take a hit of up to $116 million in lost profits from the proposed 116-foot bridge height, according to the CRC.
"The application identifies a projected financial impact to three industrial fabricators, but does not provide the underlying data or analysis that supports it," Taylor wrote. "Neither does it analyze the long-term affect on those entities or the industry segments they serve."
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