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FILE - This image made with a drone shows the Burnside Bridge in Portland, Ore., March 20, 2020. The bridge will be torn down and replaced. Stephani Gordon/OPB One of Portland’s iconic bridges ...
Upgrades to Better Naito Forever bike lanes in Portland will include concrete traffic separators; expect detours.
The committee charged with designing the new Burnside Bridge has recommended an unusual look, aiming for a bold structure that would differentiate it from other Portland spans. “A $900 million ...
Demonstrators shut down the Burnside Bridge in Portland for hours on Thursday calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. By Soyoung Kim and FOX 12 Staff Published : Dec. 14, 2023 at 3:39 PM PST | Updated ...
Construction of Portland, Oregon's Burnside Bridge is expected to begin in 2027 as officials warn the bridge could not withstand a Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake.
Keep an eye out for future engagement opportunities from Better Block PDX, PSU, Strong Towns PDX, and— in the future, with the public’s support— from the City of Portland. With the changes brought by ...
PORTLAND, Ore. — In Tom McCall Waterfront Park on the northwest side of the Burnside Bridge, engineers began drilling a 125-foot test shaft as part of crucial seismic testing for Portland's ...
Multnomah County plans to build the first seismically resilient bridge in Portland in place of the current Burnside Bridge — with two main potential design options.
Teachers, parents, students and other supporters gathered at the Portland Association of Teachers headquarters on Northeast 8th Avenue at 10 a.m. and marched to the bridge carrying signs and ...
PORTLAND, Ore. — A large group of demonstrators, made up of members of the Portland Association of Teachers (PAT) and their allies, blocked traffic and walked across the Burnside Bridge in ...
A committee designing Portland's new Burnside Bridge voted 14-2 to use an inverted-Y bridge similar to the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge in Boston, pictured here.