As a result of a long-time partnership with former ODOT and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife coordinator Randy Reeve, a new and improved fish passage will be incorporated into the bridge program project in Curtain. The passage will allow for the migration of fish both large and small, including Coho salmon, without requiring additional state funding.

"Slow but steady wins the race" was a winning strategy for the tortoise in the Aesop fable. Like the tortoise, ODOT has steadily worked for more than 20 years to re-establish the Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail through the Columbia River Gorge for cyclists and hikers. Read more about how $718,019 from Transportation Enhancement funds will help ODOT install a 12-foot-wide bed that will accommodate 1.25 miles of the future trail.

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