CEG - Mon June 01, 2020
Legacy Contracting Works to Replace Six Astoria Bridges
Construction is well under way of a $12 million project to replace six downtown bridges connecting roadways to over-the-water pier structures by the Columbia River in the city of Astoria, Ore. All of the bridges have been restricted to three-ton weight limits — the lowest the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) can go before having to close down the bridge....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue April 07, 2020
ODOT, Kerr Construction Build New I-205 Lanes
While a few punch-list items remain, substantial completion of the Oregon Department of Transportation's (ODOT) I-205: Paving & Auxiliary Lanes project in the city of Portland was delivered last December by Kerr Contractors Inc....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue April 07, 2020
Carter & Company to Deliver I-84 Graham Road Project
Carter & Company Inc. (C&C) crews began work on the Oregon Department of Transportation's (ODOT) $18.7M, I-84 Graham Road Bridges Project in the city of Troutdale in February 2019 and are looking at beating the delivery date of December 2020....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue December 17, 2019
Crews Working to Build a Safer A Street in Rainier, Oregon
Street improvement projects often make travel safer, and that's certainly the number one factor driving work on Rainier, Ore.'s main street. But the $12.2 million project also comes with the added bonus of the total transformation of the city's downtown from two lanes of cracked asphalt bisected by railroad tracks to a new streetscape with ADA compliant sidewalks, new crosswalks, updated railroad gates and signage, and most importantly, the "daylighting" of the existing railroad tracks....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue November 19, 2019
Roberts Mountain Climbing Lanes Will Ease Truck Traffic
A $25.98 million project near Roseburg, Ore., should get traffic flowing more smoothly over a mountain pass in the Umpqua River Valley. Contractors for the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) are building climbing lanes in both directions over Roberts Mountain to move tractor trailers struggling to make the grade out of the flow of traffic....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue September 24, 2019
ODOT Bridge Project Spurred by Growth in Troutdale
Poor road surface combined with major new development in the area is triggering an $18.8 million project by the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) to replace two bridges over I-84 in Troutdale....
Amtrak - Tue August 27, 2019
Amtrak Matches ODOT Grant to Improve Nation's Transportation Infrastructure
In support of an Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) grant application, Amtrak announced a matching $750,000 contribution to reduce delays in the Pacific Northwest Rail Corridor. ODOT's grant application, if successful, will restore an out-of-service siding between Portland and Salem....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue July 30, 2019
ODOT Works to Improve I-84, Fish Passage in Ladd Canyon
Crews have begun work on a $29.3 million project in Eastern Oregon that is expected to improve safety on a highway on which 50 percent of the traffic is trucks and one that is notorious for perilous conditions....
AASHTO - Tue June 04, 2019
ODOT Hosts Students for Annual Construction/Utilities Career Day
More than 500 high school students attended the Oregon Department of Transportation's annual Construction and Utilities Career Day in early May, an event designed to afford students the opportunity to operate heavy equipment in a controlled, safe environment and talk one-on-one with contractors, utilities, state agencies, two- and four-year colleges and trade apprenticeship programs....
ODOT - Tue June 04, 2019
ODOT Names Hunter Manager of Coos, Curry, Douglas Counties
Chris Hunter has been named the new south west area manager of ODOT, replacing Mark Usselman who is retiring after 38 years with the agency. Hunter's first day as area manager will be June 1. The area manager oversees all aspects of ODOT's construction program in Coos, Curry and Douglas counties and helps lead the South West Area Commission on Transportation, an advisory group consisting of local leaders and stakeholders that determines transportation priorities....
