WSDOT - Wed August 21, 2024
Grant Moves Washington-Oregon Bridge Projects Ahead
An important milestone in the effort to replace the Interstate Bridge between Oregon and Washington was recognized in Portland, Ore., on Aug. 8. Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt joined federal, state and local officials from both states at an event to celebrate the historic federal grant award recently announced for the Interstate Bridge Replacement program....
ODOT - Wed May 29, 2024
U.S. Dept. of Transportation Lauds Investments in Portland
The Oregon Department of Transportation, the city of Portland and the Albina Vision Trust hosted the U.S. Department of Transportation's Acting Undersecretary for Transportation Policy Christopher Coes and Director of the Departmental Office of Civil Rights Irene Marion to celebrate $488 million in federal funding for two northeast Portland infrastructure projects....
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 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....
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....
ODOT - Tue September 05, 2023
Construction Crews Beginning to Ramp Up Work On OR 217 Improvement Job
Work on OR 217 is expected to ramp up the week after Labor Day at Hall Boulevard in Beaverton and at Greenburg Road in Tigard as crews continue work on the highway improvement project. The directional closures mark important new steps in the OR 217 Auxiliary Lanes Project, which will improve safety and reduce bottlenecks between Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway and OR 99W....
ODOT - Tue September 05, 2023
Oregon Completes Milestone of Abernethy Bridge Project
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) completed a new traffic roundabout in West Linn that connects OR 43 and northbound I-205. The roundabout is a critical safety improvement for people walking, driving and rolling, marking a key milestone for the I-205 Abernethy Bridge Project, ODOT's largest construction project in 45 years....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue July 11, 2023
Carter and Company Rebuilding Salt Creek Span
Contractors in Yamhill County, Ore., are preparing to pour the deck on a new bridge in the rural town of Amity with an eye toward completing it in approximately six months. The opening can't come a day too soon....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue May 16, 2023
Wildish Nearing Completion of Yamhill River Bridge
Two years into a $30 million project to replace a bridge over Oregon's Yamhill River, work is more than halfway complete and on time, but the final cost is expected to increase by $1 million to $2 million more than budgeted due to rising costs and an unexpected utility glitch....
Oregon Department of Transportation - Tue March 21, 2023
ODOT Proposes List of Upgrades to Transportation System
The Oregon Transportation Commission recently released the draft 2024-2027 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), ODOT's capital improvement plan, for formal public review. The draft list prioritizes accessibility; helping people safely walk, bike and take public transit; and system preservation....
