Oregon DOT supports and expands use of intelligent construction systems and technologies.
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Oregon DOT: Satellite Guidance Facilitates Road Work
Thursday, June 19th, 2014Sisters, OR: Rebuilding the Highway Before Tourist Season
Friday, May 30th, 2014Oregon DOT: It Can Be a Dangerous Job
Tuesday, May 20th, 2014The Oregon Department of Transportation’s Photo/Video Services Unit produced a new safety training video sponsored by the Employee Safety Unit about a near miss incident. Our employees and colleagues tell their story of a very serious near miss incident from last August. Although no one was hurt and there was no serious property damage, it was a very scary near miss, as you will find when you listen to the crews’ account of that day. Please take their message to heart and be safe.
View this complete post...Phoenix, OR: Blasting the Cut for the New North Phoenix Road
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2014Blasting the cut for the new North Phoenix Road, part of the $72 million, I-5 Fern Valley Interchange project in Phoenix, Oregon. When complete in September 2016, it will feature Oregon’s first Diverging Diamond Interchange.
View this complete post...Oregon’s New Passenger Trains
Wednesday, February 5th, 2014Brief video produced in Feb. 2014 showing inside/outside of new Talgo Series 8 trains in the Amtrak Cascades fleet
View this complete post...Gold Hill, OR: Kane Creek Fix
Monday, October 29th, 2012Backhoes, dump trucks and other heavy construction equipment typically aren’t the machinery that comes to mind when you think of fish habitat restoration, but at Kane Creek, a Rogue River tributary near Gold Hill, these resources and more are clearing obstacles for the upstream migration of steelhead and other species. – OregonDOT on YouTube
View this complete post...Vernonia, OR: Beacon Buddies Get a Brake
Wednesday, September 5th, 2012Funded by Oregon DOT, Oregon Safe Routes to School and the U.S. DOT, this video demonstrates how rectangular rapid flashing beacons work at a crosswalk. Oregon DOT just installed a rectangular rapid flashing beacon in a school zone crosswalk in Vernonia as part of a project to enhance safety at the intersection of Bridge and […]
View this complete post...Oakridge, OR: ODOT Rebuilds Salt Creek Tunnel
Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012In a major construction project, Oregon DOT is rebuilding a tunnel on Highway 58 outside of Oakridge to repair damage and increase capacity. – OregonDOT on YouTube
View this complete post...Springfield, OR: Oregon DOT finishes plowing Old McKenzie Pass Highway
Friday, May 25th, 2012About a month-plus ahead of last year, ODOT clears the Pass. – OregonDOT on YouTube
View this complete post...Ashland, OR: Hydro-blasting Work
Thursday, March 22nd, 2012This video shows how a contractor is using hydro-blasting to help demolish old infrastructure as part of a project on Interstate 5 in Ashland. While this technique is loud, it does the job quickly and efficiently. – OregonDOT on YouTube
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