ODOT - Tue October 18, 2022
HP Civil Begins Next Southern Oregon Seismic Project
Hillcrest Road under Interstate 5 will be closed for the next six months as contractor HP Civil performs major bridge foundation repair. The $5 million Hillcrest Bridge improvement is part of the Southern Oregon Seismic Resilience project....
WSDOT - Tue May 03, 2022
Metro Council Approves I-205 Design Project in Oregon
The Metro Council approved amendments to the 2018 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) and the 2021-2026 Metro Improvement Program (MTIP) to add the preliminary engineering phase of the I-205 Toll Project to the guiding regional transportation documents....
ODOT - Tue February 08, 2022
ODOT Crews Set to Begin I-205 Improvement Project
The Oregon Department of Transportation is set to begin construction on Phase 1 of the I-205 Improvements Project, marking a significant milestone in one of the first of ODOT's efforts to update the state's transportation system in the greater Portland metro area....
ODOT - Tue February 08, 2022
K&E Excavating Starts $17M U.S. 20 Construction Project in Oregon
ODOT kicked off a $17 million highway construction project that will deliver significant transportation and safety improvements along 3rd Street (U.S. 20) from Mervin Sampels south to Greenwood Avenue....
ODOT - Tue November 16, 2021
Oregon to Receive Big Funding for Future Construction Projects
The Oregon Department of Transportation will receive more than $1 billion dollars in additional transportation funding as part of the federal infrastructure package. The money will go toward projects around the state that will benefit drivers, transit riders, cyclists and pedestrians, help maintain roads and bridges and address climate change....
Oregon DOT - Tue November 16, 2021
H.P. Civil Begins $45M Oregon Seismic Resiliency Project
An Oregon Department of Transportation contractor began work on Oct. 4 to help strengthen the Interstate 5 Exit 58, north Grants Pass bridges. H.P. Civil, of Stayton, Ore., will reinforce the 60-year-old structures so they'll better withstand a major earthquake....
ODOT - Tue October 19, 2021
Snow Zone Safety Improvement Project Wins AASHTO Honor
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) eastern Oregon team has made some significant safety improvements along Interstate 84 over the past 18 months, and those efforts have garnered a national award from the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue April 06, 2021
Crews Work to Stabilize U.S. 101 After Dangerous Collapse
A much traveled piece of the Pacific Coast Scenic Byway is open to travel again after a potentially tragic accident closed it in February. Repairs are expected to continue through spring. Oregon's historic oceanfront highway is a much-loved travel route along the state's coast, but it's also vulnerable to numerous instabilities, such as the collapse at a wayside known as Bray's Point....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue March 09, 2021
Rescue Mission — Crews Come to Aid of Construction Worker, Drill Rig
Angela Beers-Seydel was enjoying some well-deserved downtime on Feb. 5 when she learned of the collapsed U.S. 101 Oregon coast highway that sent a drill rig and its operator plummeting from the 150-ft....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue November 17, 2020
Leaving a Legacy: Crews Replace Astoria's Waterfront Bridges
Construction crews from Legacy Contracting Inc. have completed the city of Astoria, Ore.'s $10 million Waterfront Bridges project. Crews completed the remaining elements of the complex initiative that replaced aging bridge infrastructure going back more than 100 years....
