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....
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....
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....
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....
WSDOT - Tue May 03, 2022
Metro Council Approves I-205 Design Project in Oregon
The Metro Council approved amendments to the 2018 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) and the 2021-2026 Metro Improvement Program (MTIP) to add the preliminary engineering phase of the I-205 Toll Project to the guiding regional transportation documents....
ODOT - Tue February 08, 2022
ODOT Crews Set to Begin I-205 Improvement Project
The Oregon Department of Transportation is set to begin construction on Phase 1 of the I-205 Improvements Project, marking a significant milestone in one of the first of ODOT's efforts to update the state's transportation system in the greater Portland metro area....
