ODOT - Wed April 03, 2024
I-5 Rose Quarter Project Receives $450M Boost, Approval
On the heels of a significant $450 million federal grant, the I-5 Rose Quarter Improvement Project reached another major milestone that moves the project closer to being ready for construction. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) granted its environmental review approval for ODOT's I-5 Rose Quarter Improvement Project....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed April 03, 2024
Advanced Excavation Makes Repairs After Oregon Collapse
Four months after heavy Oregon rains washed out a coastal road, Sandlake Road is open to one lane and engineers are considering the best of two permanent repairs. A 175-ft. section of road connecting the destination town of Pacific City and residential village north of Tierra Del Mar slipped from the headlands the first week of December....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed March 06, 2024
ODOT Comes to Aid After Storms Paralyze Oregon
On a Saturday afternoon in the middle of January, Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) Transportation Maintenance Coordinator Jake Jensen was on his way back to the Veneta maintenance station after assisting co-workers with downed trees on a nearby rural highway....
PacWest - Wed March 06, 2024
PacWest Machinery Makes Inaugural Showing at 86th OLC
PacWest Machinery participated in the recent Oregon Logging Conference held Feb. 22 to 24 at the Lane County Events Center in Eugene, Ore. A Pacific Northwest-based dealer representing Volvo and other heavy equipment lines, PacWest offers equipment and services for loggers, timber processors, biomass contractors and fixed mill operators in the region....
CEG - Tue March 05, 2024
Oregon Logging Conference 2024 Sees Record Number of Industry Attendees
Under warm and sunny skies, the 86th Annual Oregon Logging Conference (OLC) attracted record numbers of industry professionals, families, friends and members of the public. The entire Lane Events Center and Fairgrounds in Eugene was packed to the brim with more than 10 acres of millions of dollars of equipment in the outside area and more than 150,000 sq....
Oregon Department of Transportation - Wed February 07, 2024
Oregon Ranks Fourth in Transportation Funding
Oregon is ranked 4th in the nation for transportation policies and funding that improve equity, public health and climate change outcomes, according to a report published last month by the Natural Resources Defense Council....
TIMBER HARVESTING & FOREST OPERATIONS - Wed February 07, 2024
Industry Readies for 86th Oregon Logging Conference
Drawing loggers from around the Pacific Northwest and some much farther, the 86th Oregon Logging Conference (OLC) Feb. 22 to 24 at the Lane Events Center and Fairgrounds, Eugene, Ore., provides key resources for logging contractors, including sessions covering the latest in regulatory issues and business management topics along with the big draw: hundreds of exhibits and displays highlighting the latest in logging technology, equipment, machinery and services to help loggers operate more efficiently and most important — profitably....
Timber Harvesting & Forest Operations - Tue January 23, 2024
2024 Oregon Logging Conference Preview
Drawing loggers from around the Pacific Northwest and some much farther, the 86th Oregon Logging Conference (OLC) Feb. 22 to 24 provides key resources for logging contractors including sessions covering the latest in regulatory issues and business management topics along with the big draw: Hundreds of exhibits and displays highlighting the latest in logging technology, equipment, machinery and services to help loggers operate more efficiently and most important — profitably....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed January 10, 2024
HP Civil Crews Answer Emergency Call in Oregon
Construction crews in Tillamook, Ore., raced against the winter weather to build a new bridge in less than two weeks after torrential downpours washed out a critical traffic corridor linking northern coast communities....
HDR Inc. - Wed November 29, 2023
Oregon Selects HDR to Upgrade Portland's Burnside Bridge
Multnomah County has chosen HDR as the prime consultant to perform final design services for the Earthquake Ready Burnside Bridge project. Located in the heart of downtown Portland, Ore., the $895 million project will replace a nearly century-old structure with a new and seismically resilient bridge designed to have a 100-year service life and high functionality for users....
