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Roadbuilding

How crews removed Portland’s old Sellwood Bridge in one piece

The time-lapse video below shows Portland’s old Sellwood Bridge, which was built in 1925, being moved to temporary supports on January 19, 2013, so that a new bridge could be constructed in its place. You can view another time-lapse of the new bridge construction here. Omega Morgan was the company hired to move the 3,400-ton truss bridge, […]

June 16, 2016

Roadbuilding

Oregon DOT unveils monument honoring Lewis and Clark River Bridge engineer

On May 24, the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) unveiled an interpretive display on the western approach to the Lewis and Clark River Bridge to honor the craftsmanship of Conde B. McCullough, the state bridge engineer who designed 13 bridges along the Oregon Coast between 1919 and 1935, The Daily Astorian reports. The state is in the midst of a […]

June 3, 2016

Roadbuilding

Oklahoma DOT implodes U.S. 169 bridge over Bird Creek as part of a major construction project

On May 29, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) closed U.S. 169 to implode the last section of an old bridge over Bird Creek as part of a $45 million major construction project in Owasso, Fox 25 News reports. Some of the lanes are still closed for the ongoing construction project. “We’re making really good […]

June 1, 2016

Roadbuilding

Oklahoma DOT worker killed during brush removal project

Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) Superintendent I Jarrell Gray, 47, was killed while supervising a brush removal project May 18. Gray is the 60th ODOT worker to be killed in a work zone in the history of the agency. The 18-year ODOT veteran was hit by a car on SH 20 near Jay in Delaware County, […]

May 23, 2016

Roadbuilding

Oregon DOT bathes bridges in orange light for work zone safety awareness

The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has been illuminating in orange the Morrison Bridge in Portland and Union Street Railroad Bridge in Salem as a way to raise awareness for road construction safety in work zones. The orange lighting will continue until May 14. “Work zone safety is a top priority for ODOT, our industry […]

May 13, 2016

Roadbuilding

Why Oregon DOT’s curve speed advisory update led to increased limits

The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is changing out speed advisory signs across the state,  increasing the speed in many instances. The effort will extend over the next three years on public roads with more than 1,000 vehicles per day traveling across them. This shift is due to several reasons, including federal requirements to have […]

May 11, 2016

Roadbuilding

Oregon DOT partnership pairs Zipcar rentals with Amtrak train times

The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), Amtrak Cascades and Zipcar have partnered to launch “Zip and Ride” to position Zipcars walking distance away from three Amtrak train stations. The program will allow Amtrak Cascades customers to use a Zipcar in time with the train service, a moved aimed at avoiding “traffic headaches and parking stress” […]

May 10, 2016

Roadbuilding

Ohio TRAC approves 7 new projects totaling $58.6 million

The Ohio Transportation Review Advisory Council has approved seven construction projects across the state. According to the Ohio Department of Transportation, the Ohio TRAC voted to approve additional funding totaling $58.6 million. The following are the seven projects approved: Mahoning County: $6 million for construction of a new interchange at I-680 & SR 164. Jefferson County: $900,000 for […]

February 1, 2016

Roadbuilding

Oklahoma DOT blows up a bridge as part of expansion project

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation needed a bridge out of the way for a new highway expansion project. So what better way to get rid of it than with some explosives? ODOT blew up a portion of the bridge on US 169 near Owasso, and luckily, the department set up a camera to get the […]

December 30, 2015

Roadbuilding

Washington, Oregon DOTs team up on electronic signs to display travel times between the two states

New traffic signs have gone up in Oregon and Washington to alert drivers to travel times to popular locations between the two states. The Washington State Department of Transportation said in a press release the joint effort between WSDOT and the Oregon Department of Transportation placed three signs in Oregon and four in Washington earlier […]

October 26, 2015

Roadbuilding

Ohio DOT releases video featuring mother of road worker killed to raise awareness of “Move Over” law

Mark Kiper had only been working his summer job as a seasonal employee at the Ohio Department of Transportation for two weeks when he was struck and killed by a vehicle. He was a high school valedictorian, college athlete and a dean’s list student, as his mother Joan explains in a new video from ODOT. She recalls that her son […]

October 22, 2015

Roadbuilding

Study shows Portland highways are either at capacity or nearly there

Drivers in Oregon probably noticed their commute has been getting significantly more lengthy this year, and a new study found most drivers could already tell: highways in the state are way too crowded. The Oregonian reported the Oregon Department of Transportation conducted a study over the past week which found most of the state’s highways are either at […]

August 17, 2015