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TopProject: OSU Furman Hall Renovation submitted by Fortis Construction
Furman Hall is a survivor. The Oregon State University building, constructed on the Corvallis campus in 1902, was struck by two fires in the 1930s. Renovation work fixed the damage, but the resulting concrete rebuild was done a way that prevented the interior of the building from being connected to its exterior.
TopProject: Fred Meyer Burlingame store submitted by J.R. Abbott Construction
Fred Meyer has become a Pacific Northwest icon of one-stop shopping. But few of the retailer鈥檚 stores have earned the affections of customers quite like the Burlingame location. So when word came down that the retailer was looking at updating and expanding its oldest store, patrons of the Barbur Boulevard grocery were more than a little concerned.
TopProject: Willamette Valley Medical Center submitted by Triplett Wellman Inc.
Bye-bye, big-box retailer. Hello, family medical center. But turning an easily recognizable former home of a national retailer into a neighborhood nonprofit clinic in Salem was easier said than done, until a project team that included Clark/Kjos Architects and general contractor Triplett Wellman got involved.
TopProject: Coast Fork River 鈥� Chambers Railroad Covered Bridge submitted by Wildish Standard Paving Co.
When the Chambers Railroad Covered Bridge was built in 1925, it was designed to serve trains carrying timber to a sawmill in Cottage Grove.
TopProject: Southwest Moody Avenue submitted by Harper Houf Peterson Righellis
Facing challenges related to expedited design work, Buy America requirements and the need to elevate an unimproved roadway 14 feet above existing grade, the team behind Southwest Moody Avenue delivered a vital transportation project on schedule and within budget.
TopProject: Balch Consolidation Conduit Shafts and Pipelines submitted by James W. Fowler Co.
Constructing pipelines and shafts to control combined sewer overflows is no simple matter, especially when doing so through a former landfill.
TopProject: Portland East Side Combined Sewer Overflow Tunnel Submitted by: Kiewit-Bilfinger Berger
After five years of construction, the Willamette River is a little cleaner thanks to the completion of the Portland East Side Combined Sewer Overflow Tunnel.
TopProject: Portland Airport Deicing Treatment Facility submitted by JE Dunn Construction
To keep planes moving in the winter months, Portland International Airport used deicing chemicals on its ramps and runways to melt ice.
TopProject: Lake Oswego Interceptor Sewer Lake-Down submitted by James W. Fowler Co.
The award-winning design of the new Lake Oswego Interceptor Sewer replaced a deteriorating sewer pipeline beneath the 415-acre Oswego Lake.
TopProject: John Day Lock and Dam Gate and Sheave Replacement submitted by Advanced American Construction Inc.
Working in some of the wettest and most turbulent conditions the Columbia River Gorge has seen in many years, the project team for the John Day Lock and Dam Gate and Sheave Replacement delivered a difficult gate removal with associated improvements on a demanding schedule.
TopProject: Interstate 5 Vertical Clearance Improvements submitted by Wildish Standard Paving Co.
The project team for the Oregon Department of Transportation鈥檚 Interstate 5 Vertical Clearance Improvements project had two years to raise 11 bridges over I-5 to improve vehicle clearance for oversize loads, with bridges being raised from 6 inches to 18 inches.
TopProject: Broadway Bridge Portland Streetcar Loop submitted by Hamilton Construction
Crews behind the Broadway Bridge Portland Streetcar Loop successfully removed turn-of-the-century streetcar tracks while making necessary improvements to bring a new streetcar system over the Willamette with minimal impacts to the traveling public.
News
- $960,000 office renovation in Portland building permits | Aug. 10, 2026
- Two projects in historic districts in Portland land use review intakes | Aug. 10, 2026
- Multnomah County commits up to $101.6M for Moda Center
- Portland code changes to take effect in November
- Los Colibris project approved for Portland’s OMSI District
- Pacific Northwest projects totaling $9.9 million in top bidders | Aug. 7, 2026
- Oregon opens infrastructure grant program
- Ex-TV host claps back at Detroit officials in blight case
- 31-unit multifamily project in Portland land use review intakes | Aug. 3, 2026
- $2.4 million office renovation in Portland building permits | Aug. 3, 2026
- Transportation commission weighs ODOT budget cuts
- Lam Research planning $1.7 billion investment in Tualatin
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