The Port of Hood River is seeking a 30-day notice requirement for lifts of the span of the Interstate Bridge.  Port Executive Director Kevin Greenwood says they very rarely get requests from ship traffic to raise the lift, only one-to-two a year.  So the Port is working with the Coast Guard to get the 30-day notification requirement, which would eliminate the need for regular maintenance lifts.  Instead, testing would be done when a lift has been requested.  Greenwood added the Port is converting its 30-year capital improvement plan for the bridge down to an eight-year plan as plans accelerate for a new bridge to be completed in 2029.