▁and ▁Martin ▁Luther ▁King ▁Jr . ▁Bou lev ard ▁to ▁Haw th or ne ▁Bou lev ard . ▁A ▁southern ▁crossing ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁side ▁dep ended ▁upon ▁whether ▁the ▁new ▁Tri Met ▁bridge ▁would ▁be ▁constructed , ▁leaving ▁that ▁section ▁und et erm ined ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁ste ering ▁committee ▁for ▁the ▁Port land – Mil w au kie ▁light ▁rail ▁project ▁selected ▁a ▁locally ▁preferred ▁alternative ▁that ▁included ▁a ▁new ▁river ▁crossing ▁between ▁the ▁South ▁Water front ▁and ▁O MS I ; ▁this ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁decision ▁to ▁build ▁the ▁first ▁phase ▁of ▁the ▁east side ▁street car ▁ ▁up ▁to ▁O MS I ▁until ▁the ▁new ▁bridge ▁could ▁be ▁completed , ▁after ▁which ▁the ▁street car ▁would ▁cross ▁the ▁bridge ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁side ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁complete ▁loop . ▁ ▁Fund ing ▁and ▁construction ▁ ▁Metro ▁regional ▁government ▁approved ▁the ▁street car ▁extension ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁city ▁council ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁The ▁total ▁cost ▁of ▁the ▁phase ▁one ▁project ▁was ▁$ 1 4 8 . 8 mill ion ▁( equ ivalent ▁to ▁$ ▁in ▁ ▁dollars ), ▁including ▁the ▁cost ▁to ▁purchase ▁additional ▁vehicles . ▁Just ▁over ▁half ▁would ▁be ▁paid ▁for ▁with ▁federal ▁funds . ▁The ▁city ▁council ▁committed ▁to ▁alloc ating ▁$ 2 7 mill ion ▁of ▁city ▁funds . ▁$ 2 0 mill ion ▁from ▁the ▁state , ▁$ 1 5 .