ODOT - Tue May 07, 2019
$120M Rogue Valley Expressway Opens
After nearly three years of construction, the new Rogue Valley Expressway opened May 1. Striping and signing contractors completed their work on the expressway and signal turn-on and final sign installation was scheduled for the night of April 30....
Oregon Department of Transportation - Tue April 09, 2019
Oregon Bay Bridge Project Under Way
Major repairs to the New Youngs Bay Bridge, an important connection between Astoria and Warrenton on U.S. 101, begins. The extensive repair work is expected to take more than two years to complete. There will be periodic single lane closures at night to allow the contractor to move equipment....
Oregon Department of Transportation - Tue April 09, 2019
'Empower the Possible' Gears Up for Sept. 2019
More Than 1,200 high school students, veterans and active military from throughout southern Oregon are expected for a full-day, hands-on experience at the second Southern Oregon Trade Careers Expo, Sept....
Oregon Department of Transportation - Tue April 09, 2019
ODOT Making Repairs to Two Bridges Along OR 18
A project that will repair two bridges in Dayton will require the closure of OR 18 from OR 154 (Lafayette Highway) to OR 99W (Pacific Highway) at McDougall Junction for three weeks in May. Nightly one-lane closures will be periodic through September....
Oregon Logging Conference - Tue April 09, 2019
Oregon Logging Conference Announces 2020 Officers
The 2019-2020 Oregon Logging Conference Board Officers and staff are:Greg Stratton, president (Southern Oregon Forest Management, Klamath Falls, Ore.)Scott Melcher, vice president (Melcher Logging Co., Sweet Home, Ore.)Craig Olson, second vice president (Weyerhaeuser, Castle Rock, Wash.)Steve Henson, third vice president (PotlachDeltic, St....
J. Stout Auctions - Wed March 27, 2019
J. Stout Hosts Spring Auction in Oregon
A successful auction at J. Stout Auctions' Portland, Ore., location kicked off the Spring season. On March 13, the company hosted a heavy equipment and commercial truck live auction that sold more than 720 pieces of new and used heavy equipment, commercial trucks and government fleet to buyers across the globe....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue March 12, 2019
Landslide Pushes Oregon's Hwy. 101 More Than 200 Feet
More than a foot of rain in less than four days has wiped out a section of Highway 101 in Curry County, Ore., just north of the California border. The slide in the Hooskanaden Creek area has cut off the town of Brookings from large truck deliveries and has forced travelers to use a winding, narrow mountain road that is in places one lane and gravel....
ODOT - Tue March 12, 2019
Portland's Peninsula Junction Receives Help for Completion
A $1.3 million grant will soon help reduce passenger and freight train congestion at the busy Peninsula Junction in north Portland. The funds, from the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements program, will be used to realign tracks and upgrade railroad switches in the area, allowing trains to make safer, more consistent and more fluid movements through the junction....
OLC/CEG - Tue March 12, 2019
Oregon Logging Conference Offers Latest in Equipment, Technology, Education at 81st Annual Show in Eugene
The 81st Annual Oregon Logging Conference (OLC) was the biggest show in many years. Held at the Lane Events Center and Fairgrounds in Eugene, Ore., exhibitors talked about products and services available to the logging, construction, trucking and heavy equipment industries....
J. Stout Auctions - Fri March 08, 2019
J. Stout Announces Equipment Sale March 13
The large 12-acre lot J. Stout Auctions calls home is already filling up with inventory for its next quarterly auction. On March 13, the company will host a Heavy Equipment and Commercial Truck live auction starting at 8:30 a.m....
