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INFRASTRUCTURES TROUBLES * USA
* Washington - East county bridge proposal causes contention within freight industry
Vancouver,State of Washington,USA - The Vancouver Business Journal, by Erin Schneider -10 October 2014: -- After $200 million taxpayer dollars were spent on the botched Columbia River Crossing bridge project, tensions are high around the debate to add another bridge connecting Oregon and Washington. A new advisory vote, is on the ballot this year that will open the discussion for a toll-free bridge east of I-205... Many in the trucking industry are desperate for a solution to the six or more hours per day of gridlock along the two existing routes connecting Portland and Vancouver... Truck dispatcher Jeff Powers said, “It does cost a lot of money, but you can’t just ignore the problem and hope that goes away” ... Powers, dispatcher for Joel Olson Trucking, has worked in the industry for 26 years and welcomes the congestion relief a third bridge would bring. The last bridge in the area was constructed 31 years ago (the Glenn Jackson Bridge on I-205)... Powers cites the wasted time truck drivers spend in traffic. Because of the stringent laws on how many hours truckers can work, every extra minute becomes ever more valuable... “I know that nobody wants to spend money on infrastructure,” said Powers. “It’s not glamorous, but it’s so necessary” ...
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