Bidding open for Interstate 205 paving project
The Oregon Department of Transportation is seeking a general contractor for a project expected to cost between $5 million and $10 million.
ACEC Oregon honors top engineering projects
A wetlands system project that saved the city of Prineville tens of millions of dollars took top honors Wednesday night at the 2018 Engineering Excellence Awards event hosted by the American Council of Engineering Companies of Oregon.
Group names Salem bridge its Project of the Year
The American Public Works Association’s Oregon chapter named the Peter Courtney Minto Island Bridge its 2017 Project of the Year for projects in the $5 million to $25 million range.
Wheels in motion
Crews are preparing to lift the entire Broadway Bridge in order to swap out giant steel wheels.
Eugene-based engineering firm receives national honor
OBEC Consulting Engineers has received an award from the American Council of Engineering Companies for its work on the Whilamut Passage Bridge between Eugene and Springfield.
Group to lobby for infrastructure projects
A Eugene-based engineering firm has formed an informal industry group to lobby for state and federal funding of infrastructure improvement projects.
Second Place Transportation: Weaver Road Extension
SUBMITTED?BY: OBEC?CONSULTING?ENGINEERS OBEC Consulting Engineers faced three problems in the design and construction of the Weaver Road Extension, a bridge spanning the Umpqua River that connects the town of Myrtle […]
First Place Transportation: Bundle 220: I-5 – Willamette River Bridge
SUBMITTED?BY: OREGON?DEPARTMENT?OF?TRANSPORTATION, MAJOR?PROJECTS?DIVISION The Interstate 5 Willamette River Bridge stands as an example of an all-inclusive effort that not merely met, but exceeded expectations on multiple levels. The Oregon Department […]
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.
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