| Project Update October 2009 |
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| Recently Completed Projects |
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Deschutes County
The U.S. Forest Service in conjunction with a grant from the Sports Fish Restoration Fund and Marine Board, just completed upgrades to two of the boating facilities on the Wickiup Reservoir.
The North Wickiup facility now has a new boat ramp and improved parking area. The Gull Point facility has a new ramp that will give greater access to boaters during low water season. The parking area was also upgraded and provides much better flow pattern for parking.
For more information about these sites call 541-383-5300.
Clackamas County
The City of Gladstone in conjuction with the Marine Board just installed a new vault restroom at the Meldrum Bar boating facility. The parking area was improved to provide better vehicle flow in the park. Meldrum Bar is a major access point to the Willamette River. The site is extremely popular for salmon fishing and steelhead as well as warm-water species such as bass.
For more information about this site call, 503-656-7957
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| UPCOMING CONSTRUCTION AROUND THE STATE October09 |
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Greeting Boaters!
Listed below are a few of the many projects the Marine Board is involved in for this upcoming year with your boater dollars.
Linn County
Thistle Creek and Whitcomb Creek on Green Peter Reservoir will be getting upgrades to the boarding floats. New floats and a realigned guideway will provide improved access for boaters at most water levels. These are both very popular sites for fishing and water sports.
For more information on these two boating sites call, 541-967-3917
Multnomah County
The boat launch at Metro's M. James Gleason Boat Ramp will be closed Nov. 1 through Feb.28 for the third phase of construction to rebuild the aging facility. Improvements will enhance boater safety and access to the Columbia River and help to reduce debris build-up in the boat basin as well as the impact of waves on the ramp's boarding floats.
This phase of the project includes demolishing the current launch ramp and removing the old debris and wave deflection system. Contractors will build a new ramp and install ramp boarding floats. They’ll also mount the last six of 17 concrete panel sections for a system to divert waves and reduce the accumulation of debris from the river. The placement of the panel sections creates a staggered wall with openings between the sections that allows for efficient fish passage.
Artwork on the panels was funded by Metro’s One Percent for Art program, which sets aside 1 percent of construction costs for acquiring and displaying art as part of a project. Northwest artist Buster Simpson’s design on the panels suggests the flow of water. Brant Construction, Inc. of Vancouver, WA, was awarded the contract for this phase of the facility’s improvements.
Last winter’s work included a new gangway, new boarding floats for transient boaters and the first 11 panel sections in the wave and debris deflection system.
The launch ramp area will be closed throughout construction although the facility’s parking area will remain open. The construction is timed to take place during the slow boating season and the Corps of Engineers in-water work period to avoid negative impacts on salmon migrations that begin in early fall and spring. Funding for this project comes from Metro, the Oregon State Marine Board and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, through federal Sport Fish Restoration funds.
Metro's M. James Gleason Boat Ramp is located at 4325 NE Marine Drive and is one of the heaviest used boating facilities in Oregon.
Metro, the regiolnal governmetn that serves 1.5 million people who live int he 25 cities and three counties of the Portland metropolitan area, provides planning and other services that protect the nature and livability of our region.
These are just a handful of boating facilities undergoing construction over the next two years. As construction begins we will keep you posted on our website of which sites are temporarily closed and possibilities for boating close by.
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