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Metro, Portland to purchase natural area
Three Portland area public agencies have teamed up to provide a park and plenty of natural space to an underserved part of Northeast Portland.
Ecoroof Portland event scheduled for March 18
Repeat performances aren’t just for the theater. The city of Portland’s Bureau of Environmental Services has announced it will bring back its standing-room-only event, Ecoroof Portland. This year, the daylong […]
Portland water line relocated
A crew from Emery & Sons Construction is relocating a Tualatin Valley Water District water line on Southwest 77th Avenue. The work is part of the garden home segment of the Fanno Pump Station and pressure sewer improvements for the Portland Bureau of Environmental Services.
City bureaus reworking sewer contract
An audit released this morning says a financial arrangement between Portland's Bureau of Environmental Services and Bureau of Transportation for sewer maintenance may need to be rethought.
Lawsuit prompts Portland storm-water cleanup
The Oregon Department of Transportation is cleaning storm-water runoff from its Portland-area service yards after an environmental nonprofit threatened to sue the agency over what it called "weak" management.
Controversial sewage project appealed to state
The city of Portland has appealed a decision by a consultant to deny permits for an expanded sewage treatment facility near the Fanno Creek pump station. The case for the request, which many Southwest Portland residents oppose, will go to the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals.
Portland BES building to reflect green mindset
A design for the Portland Bureau of Environmental Services will remedy some problems with the agency's aging offices and bring its image up to date.
Streetcar construction springs sewage leak
A blocked sewer pipe at the construction site for the Portland Streetcar Loop Project caused 1,400 gallons of raw sewage to overflow into the Willamette River this morning.
Culvert project begins at Crystal Springs
A construction project that will improve fish passage through Southeast Portland's Crystal Springs Creek begins this week.
Donations requested for storm-water facilities
Portland will ask water and sewer customers for voluntary donations to keep up maintenance of Portland Public Schools green roofs and rain gardens. The request for donations, made through a program called Greenbucks, is a response to the school district's budget shortfall.
Sewer projects face Portland City Council
Portland City Council is set to approve two sewer replacement projects worth a combined $4.4 million at its Wednesday meeting. The projects will replace 11,000 feet of combined sewer main in Northwest Portland.
Boring job in Northwest Portland
The $74 million Balch Consolidation Conduit project consists of digging five shafts and boring 8,500 feet of tunnels to connect the combined sewage and storm-water runoff from the Balch Drainage Basin in Northwest Portland to the West Side Big Pipe and then to the Columbia Boulevard Wastewater Treatment Plant.
News
- 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
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
