An Earthquake Ready Burnside Bridge Willamette River Crossing Smith Lake
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Multnomah County is working to create an earthquake ready An earthquake ready Burnside Bridge Willamette River crossing Smith Lake Columbia River FACT SHEET BETTER – SAFER – CONNECTED120 Spring 2019 99E Portland’s aging downtown bridges are not expected to PROJECT TIMELINE withstand a major earthquake.Columbia Slough The project is now in the Environmental Review phase which includes preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). Your input is vital in helping us get to a preferred option to advance into Design and then into Construction. Since 1926, the Burnside Bridge has served us well. To take us across the river for another 100 years, it needs an upgrade. Over the next several years, Multnomah County will evaluate options for creating a resilient Burnside crossing that will 2016-18 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 withstand a major earthquake. FEASIBILITY STUDY What is the plan? (Completed) FUNDING ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW SECURED (In-progress) DESIGN SECURE FUNDING (Future phase) CONSTRUCTION SECURE FUNDING (Future phase) Visit burnsidebridge.org to view a simulation created by engineers depicting how the Burnside Bridge will respond in a large earthquake. N 205 30 Willamette River CONTINUAL CONNECTION – Multi-modal east-west connection and regional lifeline route Burnside is the Fremont Region’s Lifeline Bridge Located in the heart of Portland, the Burnside BroadwayBridge Bridge is a regionally established emergency 405 route across the Willamette River. 84 SEISMIC RESILIENCY AND RECOVERY - Support disaster relief and Steel emergency response to reunite families and accelerate economic recovery East Multnomah County Bridge BURNSIDE E Burnside St BRIDGE Morrison Bridge LOCAL SUPPORT - Public survey reveals that bridge REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS – Cross-agency * Hawthorne 5 seismic repairs and safety improvements are high priorities collaboration and strong communication Bridge Washington County 26 LOCAL FUNDING – Multnomah County has already funded major aspects of the Marquam Bridge $ project, but additional funding is needed to carry the project through construction Ross Island Bridge *Views of Key Transportation Issues in the Metro Region, January 4-10, 2019, FM3 Research 26 Environmental Review Process 2019 2020 2021 WINTER SPRING SUMMER FALL WINTER SPRING SUMMER FALL WINTER SPRING SUMMER FALL ALTERNATIVES REFINEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS Results of Alternatives Refinement Results of Publish Draft Environmental and Recommended Evaluation Criteria Alternatives Evaluation Impact Statement (DEIS) Approval of Evaluation Criteria and Identify Preferred Final EIS and Decision on Refined Alternatives Alternative Preferred Alternative Get involved and help us decide the future of this bridge! COMMUNITY INPUT COMMUNITY INPUT COMMUNITY INPUT Respond to Comments and Update • Get input on evaluation criteria • Share results of Formal 60-day comment period Environmental Impact Statement Stay involved by signing up for project updates and alternatives evaluation opportunities to share input at BurnsideBridge.org. • Share refined alternatives • Share findings from the • Get input on preferred environmental analysis (DEIS) Come participate in-person or online at one of alternative our many events. • Get input on findings 1 2 3 4 Alternatives ENHANCED SEISMIC RETROFIT REPLACEMENT: FIXED BRIDGE REPLACEMENT: MOVABLE BRIDGE REPLACEMENT: MOVABLE BRIDGE with options NE Couch Connection N N N under evaluation Burnside St Burnside St Burnside St N NE Couch St Burnside St NW 2nd Ave Four alternatives with multiple NE MLK Blvd NW 5th Ave NW 2nd Ave NW 2nd Ave NE MLK Blvd NW 2nd Ave options are being studied further as NE MLK Blvd part of the Environmental Review Retrofit + Replace NE MLK Blvd phase of the Earthquake Ready A Below Deck Members A Bascule A Bascule Burnside Bridge project, each with distinct characteristics to consider and evaluate. A no-build alternative will Retrofit Retrofit existing Replace also be evaluated. existing movable span (over I-5 and railroad line) OR LEGEND Retrofit existing Replace OR OR structure structure B Above Deck Members B Lift B Lift The information presented here, and the public and agency input received, may be adopted or incorporated by reference into a future environmental review process to meet the requirements of the federal National Environmental Policy Act. Alternative illustrations are not to scale and are for bridge type illustration purposes only. For information about this project in other languages, please call 503-209-4111 or email [email protected]. Para obtener información sobre este proyecto en español, ruso u otros idomas, llame al 503-209-4111 o envíe un correo electronico a [email protected] BurnsideBridge.org Для получения информации об этом проекте на испанском, русском или других языках, свяжитесь с нами по телефону 503-209-4111 или по электронной почте: [email protected]. @MultCoBridges, #ReadyBurnside BURNSIDE TRANSIT CORRIDOR REGIONAL PILOT PROGRAM Beaverton Transit Center to Gresham Transit Center Clark Spanning two counties, the Burnside and County Outer Stark corridor is primarily served Multnomah by Line 20, one of TriMet’s two 24-hour County ¨§205 lines. Service connects from Beaverton ¨§84 Burnside Transit Center through Portland and east to Outer SE Stark Gresham Transit Center. Washington ¨§5 Project: Implement transit priority treatments County in areas of delay Clackamas Project length: 22 miles County Roadway ownership: Washington County (BTC to Barnes/Burnside); City of Portland (Barnes & Burnside to 162nd Ave.); City of Gresham (162nd Ave. to Kane) Project cost: Approximately $175 Million During peak hours on the Burnside Bridge, buses run Every day, passengers every 3-6 19,840 people minutes Line 20 provides travel by transit experience a connections to all through the corridor combined During the weekday MAX lines, WES each day on four bus 1,150 hours peak, Line 20 runs Commuter Rail, 13 lines (20, 19, 15, 12) of delay every 15 frequent lines, and minutes many other bus lines Challenges Potential Solutions Benefi ts Risks • Constrained right-of- • Queue bypasses at • Reduces travel time by • May result in traffi c way in many areas high-delay locations in an average of 16-23% delay and diversion means repurposing lanes the City of Gresham at • Saves passengers a or parking for transit Halsey and Glisan combined 730 hours of priority • Some transit, bike delay each day • High traffi c volumes in and pedestrian Central City area improvements in the • Parking removal would City of Portland in be required east of advance of T2020 Sandy to achieve transit • Transit Signal Priority Up to $300 Million may be available priority at all existing signals through the federal funding process. This funding could enable additional transit • About 2 in 5 westbound and new pedestrian and 1 in 4 eastbound signals improvements that would further improve trips on the Line 20 are • Articulated electric travel times. late in the PM peak. (60-ft) buses to add capacity BURNSIDE TRANSIT CORRIDOR Beaverton Transit Center to Gresham Transit Center 5 Inner East Portland Outer East Portland Opportunities: Opportunities: Corridor-Wide Beaverton/Cedar Hills • Re-stripe existing cross section to • Reconfigure existing cross section to Opportunities: 1. Construct stop amenity increase transit speed and reliability. increase transit speed and reliability at improvements. • Explore alternatives to increase transit 205 congested intersections. 2. Install transit signal speed and reliability. Expo Center Challenges: • Relocate stops to the far side of priority at intersections • Explore alternative transit routing!T near • May require removal of some existing to increase transit efficiency and to increase bus speed Sunset Transit Center. on-street parking all day or during peak customer access. and reliability. times. Challenges: Challenges: 3. Construct crossings for • May require some lane conversion to • Constrained right of way. • Moving stops far side may require closing safer access to transit. BAT lanes ! • Traffic congestion. T Parkrose/Sumner driveways. 4. Fleet upgrades. • May require additional right-of-way at major intersections to provide a complete 84 street for all modes and bus stops. Rose Quarter Hollywood ! Gateway !T T ! Fairview 26 Burnside T Gresham Troutdale !T Burnside ! Burnside T Stark Sunset ! Mt. Hood !20 Cedar Hills Community !20 Portland Gresham Beaverton !T College !T Central Downtown Portland Gresham Opportunities: Opportunities: Beaverton • Extend proposed Burnside Bridge transit • Re-stripe existing cross section to increase improvements. transit speed and reliability at congested 5 intersections. Challenges: • Relocate stops to the far side of Barbur Blvd • Balance traffic operations and active intersections to increase transit efficiency !T transportation needs with transit ! Transit Center and customer access. T Washington improvements. Existing MAX Line Square • Transit signalMilwaukie priority must integrate Challenges: Existing Streetcar/Railroad Line with downtown grid signal timing. • Further traffic study required to determine !T extent of re-striping needed. State/CountyTigard Boundary Clackamas • Moving stops far side may require closing driveways. !20 Primary Transit Line Lake Oswego !T Capital Improvement Focus Area Lake Oswego Happy Valley Transit Corridor 205 King City King Miles C0ity 1 2 Durham Rivergrove West Linn Oregon City SURVEY FINDINGS: OVERVIEW NOTE: Participants in this survey were self-selected and the results are