Amtrak - Tue August 27, 2019
Amtrak Matches ODOT Grant to Improve Nation's Transportation Infrastructure
In support of an Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) grant application, Amtrak announced a matching $750,000 contribution to reduce delays in the Pacific Northwest Rail Corridor. ODOT's grant application, if successful, will restore an out-of-service siding between Portland and Salem....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue July 30, 2019
ODOT Works to Improve I-84, Fish Passage in Ladd Canyon
Crews have begun work on a $29.3 million project in Eastern Oregon that is expected to improve safety on a highway on which 50 percent of the traffic is trucks and one that is notorious for perilous conditions....
AASHTO - Tue June 04, 2019
ODOT Hosts Students for Annual Construction/Utilities Career Day
More than 500 high school students attended the Oregon Department of Transportation's annual Construction and Utilities Career Day in early May, an event designed to afford students the opportunity to operate heavy equipment in a controlled, safe environment and talk one-on-one with contractors, utilities, state agencies, two- and four-year colleges and trade apprenticeship programs....
ODOT - Tue June 04, 2019
ODOT Names Hunter Manager of Coos, Curry, Douglas Counties
Chris Hunter has been named the new south west area manager of ODOT, replacing Mark Usselman who is retiring after 38 years with the agency. Hunter's first day as area manager will be June 1. The area manager oversees all aspects of ODOT's construction program in Coos, Curry and Douglas counties and helps lead the South West Area Commission on Transportation, an advisory group consisting of local leaders and stakeholders that determines transportation priorities....
Oregon Department of Transportation - Tue May 07, 2019
Crews Removing Trees Along U.S. 20 Near Sisters, Oregon
Crews, under contract with the Forest Service, began removing hazard trees along U.S. 20 west of Sisters, Ore., on April 29. The project is expected to last three weeks and be completed by May 22. During the project personnel with the Oregon Department of Transportation will provide traffic control Monday through Friday during daytime hours from 7 a.m....
Oregon Department of Transportation - Tue May 07, 2019
Community Celebrates Completion of $5.3M Caveman Bridge Renovation
A community celebration and rededication of two iconic Grants Pass historic features was held May 3 at the Tap Rock and Riverside Inn overlooking the Caveman Bridge. The $5.3 million renovation of the Caveman Bridge, which first opened in 1931, was observed followed by the dedication of the refurbished Redwood Empire sign by the city of Grants Pass....
Oregon Department of Transportation - Tue April 09, 2019
Oregon Bay Bridge Project Under Way
Major repairs to the New Youngs Bay Bridge, an important connection between Astoria and Warrenton on U.S. 101, begins. The extensive repair work is expected to take more than two years to complete. There will be periodic single lane closures at night to allow the contractor to move equipment....
Oregon Department of Transportation - Tue April 09, 2019
'Empower the Possible' Gears Up for Sept. 2019
More Than 1,200 high school students, veterans and active military from throughout southern Oregon are expected for a full-day, hands-on experience at the second Southern Oregon Trade Careers Expo, Sept....
Oregon Department of Transportation - Tue April 09, 2019
ODOT Making Repairs to Two Bridges Along OR 18
A project that will repair two bridges in Dayton will require the closure of OR 18 from OR 154 (Lafayette Highway) to OR 99W (Pacific Highway) at McDougall Junction for three weeks in May. Nightly one-lane closures will be periodic through September....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue March 12, 2019
Landslide Pushes Oregon's Hwy. 101 More Than 200 Feet
More than a foot of rain in less than four days has wiped out a section of Highway 101 in Curry County, Ore., just north of the California border. The slide in the Hooskanaden Creek area has cut off the town of Brookings from large truck deliveries and has forced travelers to use a winding, narrow mountain road that is in places one lane and gravel....
