[ORRando] FW:Columbia River Highway closures begin Monday

Mon Jul 16 08:29:13 PDT 2012

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Road closures & delays on Old Columbia Hiway, up near Crown Point, begin
Monday.

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Subject: [OBRA Chat] Columbia River Highway closures begin Monday
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July 13, 2012 12-36-R1

For more information:

Don Hamilton, (503) 731-8265, Don.B.Hamilton at odot.state.or.us
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Kimberly Dinwiddie, (503) 731-8281 <tel:%28503%29%20731-8281> ,
Kimberly.Dinwiddie at odot.state.or.us
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Historic Columbia River Highway

restoration starts Monday

The project includes closure of the Vista House from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31

The historic Vista House overlooking the Columbia River Gorge will be
closed for the last three months of 2012 so workers can restore the
Crown Point viaduct and repave three miles of the Historic Columbia
River Highway between Larch Mountain Road and Latourell Falls.

Lane closures will begin Monday as the first step in the year-long
project.

The Oct. 1-to-Dec. 31 Vista House closure will coincide with restoration
of the 600-foot concrete viaduct which surrounds the historic 1918
building. Work will be done in two phases, the first from Monday July 16
to Dec. 31, 2012 and from April 1, 2013 until completion by late spring
2013.

The viaduct and its 29 support columns are deteriorating. Without
restoration, the walls could fail and jeopardize the safety of both
Vista House and the highway. Without repairs, the road could require
weight restrictions, which could keep tourist buses, RV's and other
large vehicles off the road.

The Vista House building itself will not be involved in the project as
it underwent a five-year restoration, re-opening in 2005.

Here is the closure schedule:

*	July 16 to Aug. 31, 2012: The Historic Columbia River Highway
from Larch Mountain Road to Bridal Veil Falls will see periodic weekday
lane closures with traffic delays of up to 30 minutes. Vista House will
be open. 
*	Sept. 4 to Sept. 30, 2012: The highway from Crown Point to
Latourell Falls will be closed to all pedestrians and vehicles,
including bicycles, with Larch Mountain Road to Crown Point closed to
vehicles longer than 25 feet. Vista House will be open. 
*	Oct. 1 to Dec. 31: The highway from Larch Mountain Road to
Latourell Falls will be closed to all pedestrians and vehicles,
including bicycles. Latourell Falls to Bridal Veil Falls will be closed
to vehicles longer than 25 feet Vista House will be closed. 
*	Jan. 1 to April 1: Infrequent lane closures with specific
traffic restrictions yet to be determined. Vista House will be open on
its winter schedule. 
*	April 1, 2013: Tentative start date for the final phase of the
project, expected to be completed by late spring 2013. Periodic lane
closures with specifics still to be determined. Vista House will be
open. 

The road now called the Historic Columbia River Highway opened in 1916.
Vista House, at the Crown Point summit 733 feet above the Columbia
River, opened two years later. The road was the primary route through
the Columbia River Gorge until 1963, Interstate 80N opened. I-80N was
renamed I-84 in 1980.

For more information, go to
http://www.wfl.fhwa.dot.gov/projects/or/crownpoint
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