Get Involved

A Community Approach

Elevating the voices of our communities

Check out the Calendar for opportunities to learn about the Interstate Bridge replacement and speak with us! We would love to hear from you - and your feedback will be used to help shape the program. From this page, you can also navigate to previous meetings to view the meeting and materials. 

If you would like the IBR team present to your community, use our presentation form to request a presentation. 

Event Calendar Presentation Form

Picture of the IBR program presenting information at a community event.

IBR Office Hours

Do you have questions and want to speak to a real person? We answer questions on a range of topics, including design, equity, Disadvantaged and Small Business Enterprise opportunities, community engagement, financial plans, and much more! Join us for IBR office hours and get your questions answered!

Please make a 30-minute reservation at least 24 hours in advance. There are 3 ways you can make a reservation:
Visit: SignUpGenius
Email: info@interstatebridge.org 
Call: 888-503-6735

Accountability Dashboard

For more information regarding our outreach efforts, view our Accountability Dashboard. The IBR Accountability Dashboard is a transparency tool designed to share engagement metrics and hold the program accountable to the public. Ongoing and inclusive community engagement is critical to identify a solution that balances differing regional perspectives and best serves the complex needs of the variety of users.

Bridge Stories

Meet Sam | "It's a cultural connection for me, it's a lifeline and it's a way of getting great jobs. It's really a metropolis and the bridge provides that link for all of us."  Watch his bridge story below and click here to view others. 

Equity-focused engagement

The IBR program is committed to centering equity throughout our process as well as our outcomes. Centering equity means elevating the voices of equity priority communities throughout our processes and ensuring that these communities can realize the program’s economic and transportation benefits.  It also means not furthering continued harm to these communities. 

A key piece of this effort is the establishment of an Equity Advisory Group in tandem with a Community Advisory Group, Community Benefits Advisory Group and Executive Steering Group. The Equity Advisory Group makes recommendations directly to the Program Administrator. Beyond the Equity Advisory Group, the program team and leadership are committed to applying an equity lens in all community engagement activities. This will help us better understand the potential distribution of benefits and burdens, identify ways to address inequities and elevate the voices of those who have historically been excluded from major public projects.

Our commitment to inclusive engagement

Our community engagement efforts seek to provide extensive, inclusive and ongoing opportunities for meaningful two-way communication with stakeholders that prioritizes:  

Diagram: Two-way flow between Equity, Diversity, Accessibility, Transparency and Inclusion

The key goals of community engagement efforts include:

  • Seek feedback from a diverse range of stakeholders
  • Include equity priority communities
  • Embrace innovation
  • Uplift all voices
  • Demonstrate accountability through transparency and feedback
  • Achieve trust among partner agencies and the community

The program is planning numerous activities throughout 2023 to seek feedback and engage the public in a variety of ways. Please visit this site often for updates and connect with us using the following options.

Sign up for the IBR Program mailing list to receive periodic communications about the program via email.

Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.

Attend an event.

Submit comments via the online comment form, email, or call the program office.

Notices

Online Meetings

We are committed to maintaining accessibility and transparency for all virtual engagement and public meetings. We are aware of the technological barriers that virtual engagement may have on local communities, especially to equity priority communities. We will be culturally responsive and intentional about addressing barriers to engagement by using a racial equity lens, implementing virtual best practices, and being responsive to the guidance from local community-based organizations, community leaders and program partners.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Accommodation requests for people with disabilities can be made by contacting:

  • Oregon: Call 503-731-4128, TTY 800-735-2900 
  • Washington: Email wsdotada@wsdot.wa.gov or call 855-362-4ADA (4232) 
  • Relay Service: Call 7-1-1 

Title VI

It is the IBR program’s policy to assure that no person shall, on the grounds of race, color, national origin or sex, as provided by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of or be otherwise discriminated against under any of its programs and activities. For additional information regarding Title VI complaint procedures and/or information regarding our non-discrimination obligations, please contact info@interstatebridge.org or 360-859-0494.