Published: 23 July 2021
Multnomah County has selected Southern Road and Bridge of Tarpon Springs, Florida as the general contractor for the upcoming Morrison Bridge painting project. Bridge work is scheduled to begin in September 2021 and be completed in summer 2023.
Southern Road and Bridge submitted the lowest responsive (complete and accurate) bid of $18,243,777. Bids were submitted by six contractors.
Mindful of the environment
Amazingly, this will be the first time the Morrison Bridge river spans have been painted since the bridge opened 63 years ago in 1958. Steel bridges are typically repainted every 20 to 30 years. The contractor will remove the original lead-based paint from steel surfaces on the four river spans and the easternmost river span that extends over the Eastbank Esplanade.