
Portland’s freeways have been getting more and more crowded. Just how bad is detailed in two new reports. Solutions are out there, but aren’t easy or cheap.
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Portland’s freeways have been getting more and more crowded. Just how bad is detailed in two new reports. Solutions are out there, but aren’t easy or cheap.
View this complete post...I-105 bridges and ramps between the Delta Highway interchange and downtown Eugene will be repaired, repaved and get seismic upgrades this summer.
View this complete post...Hazardous work zones are a part of highway construction, especially at night on a heavily traveled interstate. Safety is a premium. Oregon DOT partnered with Medford Police and their radar speed van to help keep the public and workers safe.
View this complete post...As part of the Siuslaw Bridge Cathodic Projection project, historic bridge rails are being offered to local agencies and organizations. The remaining rails are being sold through BRING Recycling, a Eugene organization that has worked to preserve removed pieces of these beautiful historic bridges.
View this complete post...Learn why planning is an important step in the project delivery process and how the Oregon Department of Transportation works with local jurisdictions and other entities to reach a common solution when addressing a transportation challenge or opportunity.
View this complete post...The Oregon Department of Transportation wants your input and comment on a large-scale bicycle pedestrian plan for the state of Oregon. It’s not a plan for facilities, but a plan for plans and policies that will eventually include facilities.
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ODOT’s 2015 Bridge Condition Report summarizes bridge condition ratings on state highways and performance measures based on National Bridge Inventory and ODOT data. As a consistent reference point for evaluation, ODOT uses the bridge conditions snapshot provided annually to the Federal Highway Administration. Data from the April 2015 submittal is the basis of this report.
Earlier this summer, the Oregon Department of Transportation participated in an aerial inspection of the solar panels at the Baldock Solar Station Array. The inspection was performed by Aerial Inspection Resources, who flew a drone equipped with a high resolution infrared camera that can detect malfunctioning solar cells by the extra heat they emit. PGE owns the nearly 7,000 panel array that is located at the French Prairie Rest Area, south of Wilsonville, and was interested in seeing how they could save time and manpower by inspecting the panels with this type of system.
View this complete post...The historic half viaducts on each side of the Salt Creek Tunnel on Oregon Highway 58 are being replaced. See how the bridge work is being completed while traffic is still being allowed through.
View this complete post...Brief video produced in Feb. 2014 showing inside/outside of new Talgo Series 8 trains in the Amtrak Cascades fleet
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