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Safer passage
The south side of the Morrison Bridge is getting a wider bike and pedestrian path to ease the traffic on the often crowded Hawthorne Bridge. When the project wraps up in December, the Morrison Bridge will have 15-foot-wide paths as well as a concrete barrier to separate the path from vehicle traffic.
Dekum details
Chris Franz with D&R Masonry Restoration copies a scroll to perform sculpture work on a damaged one on the front of the Dekum Building at 519 S.W. Third Ave.
Going sky high
A crew from James W. Fowler Company works with a German crew to set up a Bauer concrete slurry machine for drilling test panels as part of the Balch Creek Consolidation Conduit project for the city of Portland鈥檚 Bureau of Environmental Services.
Community contributions
AmeriCorps member Bryce Kardor cuts siding at the Jubilee Commons Habitat for Humanity condominium project in Gresham. The 23-unit development at 635 S.E. 197th Ave. is being built in four phases. The first two phases are completed and the condos are occupied.
Making sparks
Roath Thadh with Alpha Iron LLC grinds a ramp imbed for the Port of Portland鈥檚 new headquarters at Portland International Airport. The Vancouver, Wash., company that does structural steel and nonferrous fabrication is working on the new structure from a design by ZGF Partnership.
It’s electrifying
A vehicle that uses energy up to 400 percent more efficiently than gas-powered engines was unveiled in Pioneer Courthouse Square today. Oregon-based electric vehicle start-up Arcimoto demonstrated its three-wheeled Pulse, a vehicle powered by a zero-emission electric drive system that is expected to cost below $20,000.
Into the deep
The Lake Oswego Interceptor Sewer, built in the early 1960s, is undergoing a needed upgrade. LOIS is a system of more than 13,000 lineal feet of pipe submerged 14 to 21 feet below the surface of Lake Oswego that collects sewage from a 4,500-acre service area and transports it to the city of Portland鈥檚 Tryon Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant.
A step forward
A journeyman mason Doug Wolf with Pioneer Waterproofing Company Inc. replaces the masonry cap on a pier in the McLoughlin Promenade. The work is a part of a repair-and-cleaning project paid for with money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
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
Commentary
- Beware of when the debt collector comes calling | Opinion
- Assembly of a future workforce begins with an invitation | Opinion
- Beware of overlooking legal requirements for remote workers | Opinion
- Become a critical thinker and transform a workplace | Opinion
- Managing construction risks with international suppliers | Opinion
- A rally with many engines: the lesson of 2026’s first half | Opinion
- Oregon housing challenges persist despite sound and fury | Opinion
- When does an employee’s bullying become harassment? | Opinion
- Ditch disorganization 鈥� the cost of deferred decisions | Opinion
- 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
