Project Overview
Much like a highway, the Columbia River is a critical means
of transportation
of goods to and from the global marketplace. Maintaining a navigation
channel that can accommodate ships is necessary to maintain jobs and access
for farmers and over 1,000 businesses in our region. Planning for this
project began 20 years ago and the pending rock removal will bring the
project to completion by the end of 2010.
The Columbia River Channel Improvement Project is a collaborative effort
between the US Army Corps of Engineers and five lower river ports in Oregon
and Washington to improve the authorized federal navigation channel to
accommodate the deep-draft transport of goods and provide ecosystem
restoration for fish and wildlife habitat. The federal navigation channel is
103.5 miles from the mouth of the Columbia River to the I-5 Bridge between
Portland Oregon and Vancouver, Washington.
The historic growth of waterborne commerce on the Columbia River and the use
of larger and more fuel efficient vessels to transport bulk commodities has
driven the need for channel improvements. Additionally, ecosystem
restoration projects to improve the condition of the Columbia River estuary
are being constructed.
of goods to and from the global marketplace. Maintaining a navigation
channel that can accommodate ships is necessary to maintain jobs and access
for farmers and over 1,000 businesses in our region. Planning for this
project began 20 years ago and the pending rock removal will bring the
project to completion by the end of 2010.
The Columbia River Channel Improvement Project is a collaborative effort
between the US Army Corps of Engineers and five lower river ports in Oregon
and Washington to improve the authorized federal navigation channel to
accommodate the deep-draft transport of goods and provide ecosystem
restoration for fish and wildlife habitat. The federal navigation channel is
103.5 miles from the mouth of the Columbia River to the I-5 Bridge between
Portland Oregon and Vancouver, Washington.
The historic growth of waterborne commerce on the Columbia River and the use
of larger and more fuel efficient vessels to transport bulk commodities has
driven the need for channel improvements. Additionally, ecosystem
restoration projects to improve the condition of the Columbia River estuary
are being constructed.
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