Tram Tower Making Way Up the Willamette River
David Gonzalez
Vancouver Mayor Royce Pollard and Sam joined workers and executives from Thompson Metal Fabricators, Bigge Crane and Rigging and tram staff here today to send off a giant piece of one of the new Portland Aerial Tram towers. The 90 by 30 foot structure is making its way down the Columbia River this afternoon. The structure, locally produced by Thompson, is more that twice the size of the Portlandia statue that was barged into Portland in 1985.
Speaking from the barge on the Columbia River today, Sam said, “Now that the costs and funding of the tram have been finalized, it’s exciting to see the construction finally taking shape.” Sam continued, “In addition to spurring the development of the new South Waterfront, it is becoming clear that the tram will be a landmark for the entire region.”
At 4:00pm today, the barge started down the Columbia River, winding its way up the Willamette River through the evening and overnight. The structure is expected to arrive in the South Waterfront area of Portland on Saturday morning.
Posted by David Gonzalez on June 9, 2006
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After the tower is transported to the site over the weekend- installation will begin on Monday.
Posted by: David Gonzalez | Jun 9, 2006 9:39:23 PM
Impressive, after all the haggling, it's nice to see something great being done!
So are there pictures of the finalized design? Did the tear drop design become the defacto ideal? Any links?
Posted by: adron | Jun 10, 2006 10:49:56 AM
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When is it scheduled to be transported to the site and installed?
Posted by: Gecko | Jun 9, 2006 7:49:40 PM