PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The director of the I-5 Rose Quarter Improvement Project — which aims to improve safety and congestion in a strip of the interstate — resigned from her position as the project faces funding uncertainty.
A spokesperson for the project confirmed Project Director Megan Channell’s resignation to KOIN 6 News, noting the former director submitted her resignation letter on June 23.
In her resignation letter, obtained by KOIN 6, Channell wrote, “Over the past nine years, I have worked to advance the I-5 Rose Quarter Improvement Project through its many stages of planning, community engagement, design and environmental and now, shifting into the construction phase. I am incredibly proud of what the project team has accomplished together. With the project now entering this new phase, I believe this is the right time for my departure.”
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Channel continued, “I remain committed to ensuring a smooth transition in the weeks ahead and will do everything I can to support an effective transition for the project’s continued success.”…