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Hood River White Salmon Bridge Replacement

A collection of 8 issues

🚧 Overnight Bridge Closures Start August 17 - HRWS Bridge Authority July '26

Overnight bridge closures are coming August 17 through September 11. Plus: the Bridge Authority untangles a liability standoff over test piles, and the Port of Hood River signals it will hand over land.

🛑 Bridge Test Piles Halted by Insurance Hurdles - HRWSBA 5/27 - 6/8

The HRWSBA adopts a $66.9M budget, navigates thorny liability insurance hurdles for an upcoming test pile program, and debates how to handle federal park mitigation at Marina Park.

🚧 Diverging Diamonds & DC Dollars: HRWSBA 4/13-5/11 Update

The Bridge Authority just approved a $66.9M annual budget while wrestling with public records laws, federal lobbying, and a counter-intuitive bridge entrance design. Here's what it means for your future commute.

🌉 $3.4M State Park Dispute Hits Bridge Project - HRWS Bridge Authority - Mar '26

The Bridge Authority is racing toward a Fall 2027 construction start, but a $3.4 million dispute over state park land, a ticking clock on federal grants, and an impending collision with the existing toll booths are complicating the timeline.

🌉 In-Water Drilling Starts & Funding Still Uncertain - HR Bridge Meeting - Feb '26

The new bridge enters in-water drilling as its first tribal agreement is signed. But $35M in contingency is already gone and new federal funding uncertainty looms. Here’s what changed, what escalated, and what it means for the 2027 construction timeline.

🪏Who’s In Charge, What’s Funded, and When We Break Ground - Jan 2026 Bridge Meeting

The Bridge Authority kicked off 2026 with updates on federal grant delays, tribal agreements, and stormwater design. Monitoring equipment is going online, and all commissioners were reappointed. The decision on new co-chairs was postponed to a future meeting.

🏗 Gorge Bridge Project Cleared to Build, Transit Planning, and Board Members Needed - Winter 2025 Updates

The billion-dollar Hood River–White Salmon bridge replacement project reached a major milestone this winter with federal approval to proceed. Final design is underway, drilling begins in January, and both counties are seeking new volunteer board members to help guide it forward.

🌉 Hood River–White Salmon Bridge Replacement Update - July 2025

July's Bridge Authority meetings revealed critical funding negotiations with federal officials, new outreach strategies, and early steps toward a community campaign backing the $1.12B replacement bridge.