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I-5 bridge work goes into high gear-The Register-Guard, Eugene, Oregon, USA Page 3 of 3 <br /> It will then become the southbound <br /> bridge until both spans are replaced <br /> with wider, stronger structures, <br /> Payne said. <br /> Permanent bridges are five to 10 <br /> years in the future. <br /> The current 1,800-foot Willamette <br /> River bridge opened in December <br /> 1961. Heralded as a sign of <br /> 41 <br /> progress, the bridge and freeway <br /> system also produced much worry r <br /> about the loss of traffic and { • <br /> commerce in Willamette Valley <br /> communities. <br /> Jeff Paine, project manager, <br /> says both detour bridges <br /> The Hamilton firm, which built the should be ready next fall. <br /> current interstate bridges over the { <br /> McKenzie, last month won the <br /> contract for the detour bridges over the Willamette, the <br /> McKenzie and the smaller Patterson Slough just north of the <br /> Willamette with a bid of $28,911,616. <br /> The firm will earn an extra $20,000 for each day the project is <br /> finished before Sept. 5 and will suffer a $20,000 penalty for <br /> each day after the deadline. <br /> L <br /> BRIDGE TOURS <br /> The Oregon Department of Transportation is giving monthly <br /> public tours of the construction sites for two detour bridges <br /> being built on Interstate 5 over the Willamette and McKenzie <br /> rivers during the yearlong building project. <br /> What: Guided tours of bridge work sites. <br /> When: The first Thursday of each month. <br /> Where: Willamette tour begins at 9 a.m. at the Alton Baker <br /> Park east gate, 512 Aspen St., off Centennial. McKenzie tour <br /> begins in Armitage Park at 11 a.m. <br /> Information: Oregon Department of Transportation, 744- <br /> 8080. <br /> .. <br /> http://www.registerguard.com/cgi-bin/printStory.py?name=a 1.bridges.1013&date=20031013 10/17/03 <br />