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Rock slide shuts down Oregon Route 99E
The Oregon Department of Transportation is working to shore up an unstable slope on Oregon Route 99E after a heavy basalt rock slide Wednesday closed the road to traffic in both directions south of Oregon City.
Rock slide closes lane on Macadam Avenue
A rock slide shut down the southbound lane of traffic on Southwest Macadam Avenue near the Sellwood Bridge Thursday morning as workers from the Oregon Department of Transportation went out to clear the site and assess damage.
OSU using scanners to watch for landslides
Researchers at Oregon State University are studying the combined use of aerial and land scans as a way to keep an eye on dangerous landslide sites and deal with problems proactively, rather than cleaning up problems after they occur.
TriMet finds no damage from winter weather
Storm fronts and high winds brought flooding and knocked down tree branches across the city this week, but after TriMet officials checked ballasted and paved track structures looking for potential problems, they came up empty handed.
Portland builders brace for winter weather
Winter weather does present challenges: sites are wet, tools are more likely to short circuit and costs bump up. Estimators at Yorke & Curtis are making adjustments in order to have money set aside for cold-weather equipment and for protection and heat for buildings that need to dry out.
Cold makes Portland鈥檚 hard hats bundle up
Portland’s below-freezing weather this week has kept people bundled in coats, hats and gloves, and scurrying indoors as fast as possible. But for workers in the building industry, their offices […]
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