Transportation.gov - Wed February 22, 2023
Oregon to Receive $24M of Fed Funds for Improvements
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg recently announced a historic $800 million in grant awards for 510 projects through the new Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program, including seven grants for communities in Oregon....
ODOT - Tue February 21, 2023
Oregon DOT Names Horner Assistant Director of Operations
Leah Horner, who has worked in several high-profile transportation roles and has a long track record of public service, will join ODOT as its next assistant director of operations. "Leah brings an incredible breadth of experience," said ODOT Director Kris Strickler....
Volvo - Tue February 21, 2023
TEC Equipment Becomes First Volvo EV Dealer in Oregon
Volvo Trucks North America announced that its largest West Coast dealer group, TEC Equipment, has completed the Volvo Trucks Certified Electric Vehicle (EV) Dealership training program at its fourth location in Portland, Oregon....
Oregon Department of Transportation - Wed January 25, 2023
Tidewater Contractors Makes Emergency Repairs On U.S. 101 After Landslide Drops Road 12 Ft.
After a landslide south of Port Orford closed U.S. 101 indefinitely in the beginning of January, the highway is back open thanks to quick recovery work from Tidewater Contractors. The Brookings-Ore.-based contractor was able to build a temporary road out of gravel and rock to allow cars to travel on the highway once again....
ODOT - Tue December 27, 2022
Officials Laud Oregon's New Truck-to-Rail Shipping Facility
A group of proud ribbon-cutters gathered between two shipping containers to mark the grand opening — and completion — of the Mid-Willamette Valley Intermodal Center recently in Millersburg, a small community in the heart of western Oregon's agricultural country....
ODOT - Tue December 13, 2022
Big River Construction Repairs Large Landslide in Astoria, Oregon
Crews from Big River Construction are working to clear debris from a landslide that has closed part of U.S. 30 near Astoria in northwestern Oregon. The Oregon Department of Transportation estimated the landslide dumped 10 truckloads worth of rock and mud on the highway approximately 20 mi....
churchofjesuschrist.org - Tue November 15, 2022
Ground Broken for Willamette Valley Oregon Temple
Ground was broken for the Willamette Valley Oregon Temple on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022. Elder Valeri V. Cordón, a General Authority Seventy and first counselor in the North America West Area Presidency, presided at the ceremony....
ODOT - Tue October 18, 2022
Hamilton Construction, ODOT Open Scottsburg Bridge
Officials from the Oregon Department of Transportation and Hamilton Construction recently celebrated the completion of the new Scottsburg Bridge on Oregon 38. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Sept....
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....
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Tue June 28, 2022
American Construction Begins Dredging at Rogue River
The Portland District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) began dredging the Rogue River at Gold Beach, typically an annual project, for the first time in a few years. The contractor — American Construction — began work on June 1 and will continue into late September....
