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Quake alert system launched in Oregon
People in Oregon will be better prepared for earthquakes 鈥� particularly important in the Pacific Northwest because experts say "the big one" is coming 鈥� as an early warning system launched Thursday, the 10th anniversary of a devastating quake and tsunami in Japan.
Earthquake warning system to roll out to Oregon, Washington
The earthquake early warning system known as ShakeAlert will be capable of delivering alerts directly to wireless devices in Oregon on March 11 and to Washington state in May, completing the West Coast rollout, the U.S. Geological Survey said Tuesday.
Governors hit restart button on joint bridge project
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown joined Washington Gov. Jay Inslee in Vancouver on Monday in a bid to place new urgency on replacing the Interstate Bridge over the Columbia River.
$35M Beaverton project addresses emergency responsiveness
The city of Beaverton is spending $35 million to build a Public Safety Center and improve how it serves citizens -- especially following a sizable earthquake.
Education in the wake of an earthquake
A trip to central Mexico provided a learning opportunity for some Pacific Northwest engineers.
A new kind of bridge to withstand earthquakes
Bridge construction may take a big seismic step forward if a new span in Seattle performs as expected.
Positive reinforcement: Brittle brick still abounds
The pickle of the owner of an unreinforced masonry building in Portland is pretty straightforward: seismically upgrading a URM building is expensive and there鈥檚 little financial incentive to do it.
Volunteers help with unfunded Oregon seismic safety plan
Oregon officials are poised to make 2012 a year of statewide earthquake preparedness, although the latest legislative directive does not account for funding.
Cannon Beach considers options for tsunami evacuation bridge
The city of Cannon Beach is now targeting construction of a new evacuation bridge across Ecola Creek. The existing bridge represents the only viable escape route for downtown residents to reach safer, higher ground in the event of a tsunami. However, a one-two punch of an earthquake and a tsunami would likely cause the bridge to collapse.
Tsunami threat has Oregon Coast school district unsettled
Cannon Beach faces significant risk of a tsunami striking within the next 50 years, according to experts. Seaside School District Superintendent Doug Dougherty wants to relocate four of the district's five schools to higher ground.
Engineers visit site of Turkey quake, say Oregon must prepare soon
Soon after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Turkey, Miyamoto International, a Vancouver, Wash.-based engineering firm, dispatched three of its Istanbul-based engineers to assess the damage in two of the cities hit hardest 鈥� Van and Ercis.
Parents start petition for seismic upgrades to Oregon schools
Parents and school seismic safety advocates Edward Wolfe and Amanda Gersh have started an initiative and a petition to promote seismic upgrades to Oregon鈥檚 K-12 schools. The initiative is called 鈥淥regon Parents for Quake-Resistant Schools,鈥� and it is aimed at raising the profile of the seismic safety issue.
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- Multnomah County commits up to $101.6M for Moda Center
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- 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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