Crews overcome sandstone hurdle as reconstruction of Stark Street Bridge begins

The reconstruction of a vital bridge in East Multnomah County continues despite a minor slowing from a sandstone snag.

Work on building a new retaining wall for the Stark Street Bridge, which spans the Sandy River, began this week after crews had to unexpectedly extend excavation after running into sandstone, a hard material the standard excavator couldn’t deal with.

Multnomah County crews removed that sandstone ledge to level the area, before beginning on the retaining wall and bridge approach…

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