Sam,
I have lived on Hayden Island since 1994. The traffic has gotten worse every year. Getting onto the island from I-5 northbound after 2 p.m. is a real deterrent to even trying. Getting off the island northbound is the same. Weekend traffic on the island is becoming very difficult. The traffic associated with a WalMart would be a disaster. Emergency services have great difficulty responding with the present volume of traffic.

The Port of Portland wanted to put a grain terminal on the west end of the island and initially promised a new bridge to handle the truck traffic. In later studies, they began to renig on the bridge. There was a revolt in HiNoon because the old leadership began to go along with the port's plans to install the terminal without the bridge. If WalMart were to even consider going onto the island, there will be a revolt you wouldn't believe.

We won't have additional traffic capacity for many years to come judging from all the studies proposed to examine the island and I-5 traffic problems.