Lori Tobias is a career journalist, formerly on staff as the Oregon Coast reporter at The Oregonian and as a columnist and features writer at the Rocky Mountain News. She is the author of the memoir, Storm Beat - A Journalist Reports from the Oregon Coast, and the novel Wander, winner of the Nancy Pearl Literary Award in 2017. She has freelanced for numerous publications, including The New York Times, The Denver Post, Alaska Airlines in-flight, Natural Home, Spotlight Germany, Vegetarian Times and the Miami Herald. She is an avid reader, enjoys kayaking, traveling and exploring the Oregon Coast where she lives with her husband Chan and rescue pups, Gus and Lily.
When the University of Rhode Island committed to building a new engineering complex, two decisions were obvious. One, five historical buildings, all built in the late 1950s and early 1960s would have to go; and two, the new building needed to be a cutting-edge structure that spoke clearly of its purpose....
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As 51 wildland fires burn in the western United States, heavy equipment is playing a big role in helping fire fighters contain the flames. “The biggest fires are in Oregon, Washington and Montana,” said Jessica Gardetto, spokesman for the National Interagency Fire Center, headquartered in Idaho and a former wildland firefighter....
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The projects, known collectively as the 422 Improvements are under way, with some already completed, and others just beginning....
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Work is well under way on a project to repair the deck of Rhode Island's Newport/Pell Bridge — at 11,247 ft. long, it is the longest suspension bridge in New England....
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Fifty odd years ago when the original Sheridan Interchange was built, it was a fine design for vehicles traveling 50 mph exiting and entering Sheridan, Wyo. Described as a “trumpet interchange,” it led vehicles traveling north in a complete circle when exiting into town....
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Work in Seattle is nearing completion on what will be the first bridge of its kind anywhere in the world. They call it “the small bridge with the big promise,” a span designed to return to its original shape after a major earthquake....
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St. Luke's Hospital could have cut it down, but opted instead to give the tree — the oldest and largest sequoia in Idaho — to the city of Boise and relocate it to a park, two blocks away....
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Work on the current project began in the fall of 2016 and is expected to be completed by December this year....
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The tunneling machine was used to carve a 1.7-mi. tunnel beneath the city of Seattle, a task that was begun in April 2013....
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Behind-the-scenes demolition started earlier this spring, but the real work had to wait for the NBA playoffs to end....
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When finished, a water supply project under construction in Atlanta will not only be the largest ever undertaken in Georgia, but provide greater capacity than any other in the United States....
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The bridge is in such disrepair, the state in 2013 closed half the bridge and installed temporary traffic signals for a single-lane alternating traffic pattern on the bridge....
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In 1941 as WWII raged, Alaska was identified as a particularly vulnerable spot and the government knew defenses had to be improved....
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For decades, folks in Tillamook, Ore., looked for ways to diminish the flooding that so frequently troubles this agricultural community, damaging property, threatening lives and generally shutting down town....
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When complete, the project is expected to result in significant economic benefits throughout the country....
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Sixty-four years to the day the Alaskan Way Viaduct in Seattle opened to traffic, the tunneling machine dubbed "Bertha" emerged into daylight from a 1.7 mi. (2.7 km) drive beneath the city....
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When word of a slide came in the wee hours of Feb. 22 on one of the most scenic portions of Oregon's Highway 101, the Oregon Department of Transportation was quick to send out a crew, but work on the slide would have to wait....
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The rains so desperately longed for in California have arrived, finally bringing relief from years of drought, but also ushering a new set of problems. “Looking at the bright side, we're not in a drought, but it has a price, said Susana Cruz, spokeswoman of district five of the California Department of Transportation....
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The $150 million project will make rail travel more efficient in the corridor stretching from Vancouver, B.C. to Portland, Ore....
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Work is halted for the winter on a long overdue project to repair 1.3 mi. (2.01 km) of road and sidewalk between the Rhode Island villages of Wakefield and Peace Dale in South Kingstown....
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