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TriMet prepares to renovate Center Street Building
TriMet has called for bids for construction manager/general contractor services to renovate the agency鈥檚 Center Street Administration Building. The renovated building will include a new, expanded Operations Command Center, as well as expanded operations facilities. The project, called 鈥淢oving Together,鈥� is estimated to cost $10 million.
Ballot effort could derail orange line to Milwaukie
A bid to require a public vote for nearly every decision about the Portland-Milwaukie light-rail project is one step away from becoming a special election ballot measure for Milwaukie voters.
Petition against Portland-Milwaukie light rail project goes unchallenged
A petition that would send nearly every decision about the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Project to public vote is one step away from getting on a special election ballot in September.
Photos: Portland-Milwaukie light-rail bridge construction
As the foundation for the Portland-Milwaukie light-rail bridge is being constructed, six rebar cages are being lifted to create the foundation for the bridge's west tower.
Photos: Portland-Milwaukie light rail bridge construction
The not-yet-named Portland-Milwaukie light rail bridge is being constructed in Southwest Portland.
Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail opposition takes to the courts
Clackamas County voters may see a ballot measure to refuse $25 million in light rail funding next May.
Crews begin pouring concrete pillars for Portland-Milwaukie light rail bridge
It鈥檚 been one year since TriMet received an official Federal Transit Administration 鈥済o-ahead鈥� for the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail project, and now construction is happening on the city鈥檚 first new Willamette River Bridge in over 40 years.
Let’s save the giant baby-faced deer statue!
The Oregonian's Molly Harbarger was the bearer of bad news today: the giant baby-faced deer statue, a project in consideration as a "public art" portion of the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail project, has been killed. Apparently the artist had to back away, so a plaza in unincorporated Clackamas County has been deprived of "Rebirth's" disturbing fantastical whimsy.
Photo: Portland-Milwaukie light rail bridge construction
A drilling shaft is lowered into a cofferdam that will form the foundation of the Portland-Milwaukie light rail bridge's west tower. The shaft, which is around 10 feet in diameter, will be used to drill to a depth of more than 150 feet, after which drilling spoils will be removed and foundation forms will be lowered into the casing.
Workers installing 12 huge frames for new light-rail bridge
Workers are installing six 168-foot-long, 60-ton frames in the Willamette riverbed for a new bridge. The frames will be filled with concrete and will build the foundation for the west tower of the bridge that will carry Portland's new light-rail line to Milwaukie. The line will be the MAX Orange Line.
In-water work window closing for light-rail bridge
Monday marks the end of the window that allows crews to work in the Willamette River on the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Bridge. The deadline also marks the beginning of the project鈥檚 next phase, when the bridge itself will begin to take shape.
French chef adds flavor to Milwaukie development
Chef Pascal Sauton, a native of France, is ready to put his faith in Milwaukie. He formerly owned a downtown Portland restaurant, Carafe Bistro, and now is preparing to open a new food business in the suburbs.
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- Two projects in historic districts in Portland land use review intakes | Aug. 10, 2026
- 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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- Clarifying the reach of a law regarding prevailing wage | Opinion
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