Hayden Island community pushes to be heard as I-5 bridge replacement heads toward reality

Inside the 909 Café on Hayden Island, a group of residents gathered around a table with a large map draped across the top on a recent Sunday. They sat, critiquing the interchanges, and on-ramps and off-ramps of this proposed design for the Interstate Bridge Replacement.

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The Interstate Bridge between Portland and Vancouver on Nov. 15, 2024. Planners expect to begin construction to replace the bridge in early 2026 Erik Neumann / OPB

Pam Ferguson and Tom Dana live on the island. They were both worried about the plan.

“We just need them to listen to our concerns and try to address them,” Ferguson said.

“Really listen! They fake it,” Dana echoed. “They have a meeting and they say now they’re listening to everybody, and they don’t.”…

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