ODOT is building underground stormwater treatment facilities to clean runoff from the Fremont Bridge (I-405), the St Johns Bridge (U.S. 30 BY) and U.S. 30 before it enters the Willamette River. During construction, some parking will be temporarily reduced in Cathedral Park and there will be intermittent lane and shoulder closures on U.S. 30 between Sauvie Island and downtown Portland. Learn more by visiting ODOT’s project website.

The main Eliot impact will be a new facility down near near the UP Railyard on the East side of the Willamette River, fairly far away from where Eliot Residents live. “An aboveground filtration tank at the base of the bridge approximately 8 feet tall and 30 feet long. Although it will be visible, the stormwater treatment system will not be visible from public parks or spaces.”