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ACEC Engineering Excellence: Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Viaduct Replacement
After serving as a southern gateway to Portland for more than seven decades, the Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Viaduct had lost it bearing. The structure was sinking into 66 feet of wood waste and slowly breaking apart under the weight of traffic.
ACEC Engineering Excellence: Campus-wide Steam and Chilled Water Loop
With an eye toward planning for the future, Portland State University in 2007 sketched out a 10-year plan to double the square footage of its downtown campus. There was just one problem -- the university鈥檚 existing steam and chilled water utilities, which included boilers well beyond their useful lives, wouldn鈥檛 be able to keep up with the increased demand.
ACEC Engineering Excellence: Water Diversion System for Benton Irrigation District
The Benton Irrigation District long relied on an unlined, continuous-flow, gravity-fed system to divert water from the Yakima River for irrigation. But the system, first built in 1914 and most recently updated in 1967, had become unsafe, expensive and difficult to operate.
ACEC Engineering Excellence 2011
The American Council of Engineering Companies Oregon Engineering Excellence Awards recognize the best projects in engineering. The 2011 awards for projects in Oregon and Southwest Washington were announced Jan. 12 […]
ACEC Engineering Excellence: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Prime consultant: KPFF Consulting Engineers Client/owner: University of Michigan Other consultants: Allied Works Architecture, ARUP, Integrated Design Solutions, Skanska USA When it came to finding a prime consultant to help […]
ACEC Engineering Excellence: Sandy River Crossing Tunnel Relocation
Prime consultant: Shannon & Wilson Client/owner: City of Portland Water Bureau For years, two large-diameter water conduits carried water from the Bull Run Watershed to Portland via a 114-year-old steel […]
ACEC Engineeing Excellence: Lott Alliance Administration and Laboratory Building
Prime consultant: PAE Consulting Engineers Client/Owner: LOTT Clean Water Alliance Other Consultants: 33Design, AHBL, Aldrich Pears, BRC Acoustics, John Korsmo Construction, Johnson/Southerland, Miller Hull Partnership, Murase Associates The LOTT Administrative […]
ACEC Engineeing Excellence: Multnomah County’s Sellwood Bridge project
Prime Consultant: CH2M Hill Client: Multnomah County Other consultants: Alta Planning and Design, JLA, Parisi Associates, TY Lin From a statewide perspective, the Sellwood Bridge has earned the title of […]
ACEC Engineering Excellence: Balch Consolidation Conduit Shaft and Pipelines
Prime consultant: Jacobs Associates Client/owner: J.W. Fowler Co., city of Portland鈥檚 Bureau of Environmental Services. The city of Portland originally planned to build the $74 million Balch Consolidated Conduit using […]
ACEC Engineering Excellence Honor Awards
Building Technology Systems Portland Water Bureau Meter Shop Relocation Prime consultant: R&W Engineering Inc. Client/owner: Portland Water Bureau University of Oregon John E Jacqua Academic Center for Student Athletes Prime […]
ACEC Engineering Excellence Project of the Year: Round Butte Selective Water Withdrawal
The Round Butte Selective Water Withdrawal Project - aimed at restoring fish migration patterns and historic water temperatures around the Round Butte Dam - has surpassed everyone's expectations. It has been named the Project of the Year in the 2011 American Council of Engineering Companies Oregon Engineering Excellence Awards.
ACEC Engineering Excellence: Portland Shriners Hospitals for Children
Prime consultant: Catena Consulting Engineers Client/owner: Shriners Hospitals for Children Other consultants: Andersen Construction Co., Genesis Planning, Geotechnical Resources, Halliday Associates, Interface Engineering, Mayer/Reed, MGH Associates, Sparling, SRG Partnership After […]
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- 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
- Pacific Northwest projects totaling $10.6 million in top bidders | July 31, 2026
- Many Oregon counties struggling to maintain their fairgrounds
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- Oregon housing challenges persist despite sound and fury | Opinion
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- Consider 10 common risks for healthcare construction projects | Opinion
- Clarifying the reach of a law regarding prevailing wage | Opinion
- Adjust to legal changes now to ensure compliance later | Opinion
