Columbia River Crossing
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The Columbia River Crossing was a proposed joint freeway megaproject from 2005 to 2013 between Oregon and Washington, which proposed to widen and modernize Interstate 5 where it crossed the Columbia R
Conceptual illustration for a possible deck truss bridge, seen from the southeast
At an April 25, 2011, news conference in front of the Interstate Bridge, Washington Governor Christine Gregoire and Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber announced their plan for the project in 2013.
Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber signs HB2800, authorizing funding for the project. Looking on is Congressman Cliff Bentz (then State Representative), Governor Tina Kotek (then Speaker of the House), and others
Tina Kotek
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Christine "Tina" Kotek is an American politician who has served as the 39th governor of Oregon since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, Kotek served from 2007 to 2022 as a member of the Oregon Ho
Columbia River Crossing
…Governor John Kitzhaber signs HB2800, authorizing funding for the project. Looking on is Congressman Cliff Bentz (then State Representative), Governor Tina Kotek (then Speaker of the House), and others A draft environmental impact statement (EIS) was published in May 2008, with a final EIS published in the Federal…
Kotek in 2021
Kotek with Portland Mayor Sam Adams and fellow State Representative Lew Frederick posing for a photo at a Sunday Parkways event in Portland
Kotek and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici at a 2023 Memorial Day ceremony in Beaverton