Wyden & Merkley Seek Fed Help For Ports Losing Bridge Revenue

Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are asking for federal help for the Ports of Hood River and Cascade Locks, which experienced a combined $228,000 in lost toll revenue from the Eagle Creek wildfire.  In a letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, Wyden and Merkley say the lost toll revenue means important economic development initiatives will go unmet.  The Eagle Creek wildfire forced an extended closure of the Bridge of the Gods owned by the Port of Cascade Locks, and to facilitate the movement of emergency safety vehicles and traffic detoured across the Hood River/White Salmon Interstate Bridge, the Port of Hood River lifted tolls for that crossing.  Toll revenue lost by the Port of Cascade Locks totaled $158,000, and the Port of Hood River lost $70,000.

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