CRC faces additional funding questions
The latest blow to Columbia River Crossing project funding came this week from the board of directors for Clark County's transit agency, C-TRAN. The board this week voted to split a measure on a tax...
View ArticleODOT allowed to change disparity goals
After a misunderstanding, the Oregon Department of Transportation received word that it can in fact update its 2011-2013 Disadvantaged Business Enterprise goals. The post ODOT allowed to change...
View ArticlePortland, county in Sellwood Bridge fight
The city of Portland claims its taxpayers are paying for an unfair amount of the project's $330 million cost, and it wants to be able to back out from its financial obligation if the imbalance isn't...
View ArticleBOLI taking submissions for awards
The Bureau of Labor and Industries is calling for nominees for its second annual Business Leadership Awards. The Oregon Labor Commissioner, Brad Avakian, announced today that the submissions process...
View ArticleOregon contractor’s trick gets attention
A new study by the Oregon Department of Transportation and Oregon State University would help engineers understand pipe ramming. The study will take 30 months and $330,000. The post Oregon contractor’s...
View ArticleBid awarded for Portland lighting project
The Portland Bureau of Transportation has awarded the bid for the first phase of the Portland South Auditorium Lighting project to the Elcon Corporation. The post Bid awarded for Portland lighting...
View ArticleBroadway Bridge will close Tuesday night
The Broadway Bridge will close from Tuesday at 8p.m. until 5a.m. Wednesday morning. The closure is due to work on the Portland Streetcar Loop project. According to Kay Dannen, spokeswoman for Portland...
View ArticleMetro seeks citizens for committee
Regional government Metro is looking for transit-minded citizens to join its Transportation Policy Alternatives Committee. The committee meets to discuss transportation projects funded at the regional...
View ArticlePortland firms join to boost minority contracting
R&H Construction and Colas Construction have formed a new company, R&H/Colas Construction, to focus on opening doors to disadvantaged and minority-owned businesses in the private sector. The...
View ArticleLincoln Hall’s reach goes beyond gold
Lincoln Hall was constructed in 1911 as a high school. Nearly 100 years later, Portland State University's oldest campus building is on the verge of graduating to Leadership in Energy and Environmental...
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