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Cracks slow Powell Butte reservoir construction
The Portland Water Bureau says the $138 million project to build a new Powell Butte reservoir is on budget and will be done on time, despite the discovery of approximately 3,200 cracks.
Construction crews turn up the volume at Powell Butte project
Construction is ramping up for the second phase of the Portland Water Bureau鈥檚 $138 million project at Powell Butte Nature Park 鈥� so much so that neighbors are wondering whether the noise will interrupt their nights.
Lull in Powell Butte work won鈥檛 last long
There鈥檚 a lull in construction on Powell Butte, but things should pick up again soon. The Water Bureau鈥檚 largest construction project 鈥� for a few years, anyway 鈥� is the addition of a new 50 million-gallon reservoir in Powell Butte Nature Park. The next phase, which will be completed by Corona, Calif.-based contractor SSC Construction, will kick off later this month.
Resident successfully lobbies city for emergency plan
East Portland resident Linda Bauer recently appealed the Portland Water Bureau's amendments to the Powell Butte Master Plan, which will help guide a $138 million construction project on one of Portland's largest natural areas.
Fishiness at the water bureau
I found this post via Jack Bog. A local activist arranged a visit to the Portland Water Bureau to look through public documents. Stephanie Stewart, land-use co-chair with the Mt. […]
Fishiness at the water bureau
I found this post via Jack Bog. A local activist arranged a visit to the Portland Water Bureau to look through public documents. Stephanie Stewart, land-use co-chair with the Mt. […]
Water bureau puts other projects before those on stimulus list
A city bureau with some of the largest projects in Portland’s local “Job Creation and Stimulus Package” won’t be building those projects anytime soon. The Portland Water Bureau, with stimulus […]
Nutter gets Powell Butte Reservoir job
First phase of construction project will prepare land for huge water tank
City: Reservoir project will create 1,500 jobs
Portland is set to issue RFP for Powell Butte project costing approximately $138 million
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