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New street trees and wayfinding improve the quality of life for residents in the Powellhurst-Gilbert neighborhood in East Portland
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The NE 33rd Avenue Bridge over NE Lombard Street will require a partial closure after engineers with the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) observed damage to the concrete in one of the bridge’s cross beams.
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Crews working for the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) will adjust the louvers in the traffic signal heads to improve visibility of the signals.
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Enjoy book recommendations from Multnomah County librarians inspired by this year’s winning designs
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The annual evacuation exercise for the Portland Aerial Tram is set for Sunday morning, Oct. 10. The exercise will begin at 9 a.m. and should be concluded by noon. No traffic impacts are expected. The tram is owned by the City of Portland’s Bureau of Transportation and operated by OHSU.
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Both eastbound and westbound I-84 will be closed around the clock from 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8 to 5 a.m. Monday, Oct. 11.
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Adaptive cycling can be a great way for people with movement disorders like Parkinson’s to exercise and have fun.
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Crews will be delivering and unloading 100-foot steel girders for the Red Electric Trail Bridge project
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New traffic signals to be activated and Hawthorne Bridge ramp reopened on SW Naito on Tuesday, Sept. 28
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La instalación del Puente requerirá el cierre total de la carretera Interestatal 84 en ambas direcciones durante un fin de semana
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Bridge placement will require a full closure of Interstate 84 in both directions for one weekend
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The decades of potholes caused by buried streetcar tracks on N Lombard Street in St. Johns will soon come to an end, when the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) starts construction on the N Lombard Main Street Repair Project through the heart of Portland’s northern business district.
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Construction on the Portland Bureau of Transportation’s (PBOT) Downtown I-405 Pedestrian Safety and Operational Improvements project will begin Monday, Sept. 20.
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Thanks to a DEQ Clean Fuels grant from Portland General Electric, BIKETOWN for All will offer free rides for all qualifying Portlanders, and free rides for college students on financial aid
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Portland’s storm drains, also known as catch basins, help with stormwater runoff and prevent flooding. If drains get clogged with fallen leaves and other debris, it can lead to dangerous ponding along city streets and intersections.
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Rivergate Overcrossing is Portland's newest investment in its freight network. The $23 million bridge solves a long-standing traffic bottleneck, making it easier and safer for employees to get to work, truck drivers to deliver their goods and businesses to get their goods into customers' hands.
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The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) will implement an emergency speed limit reduction on a 2-mile section of NE Halsey Street, a high crash corridor in East Portland.
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Our core values as a City include anti-racism and equity. Every Portlander and everyone visiting our city deserves to be welcomed and to feel that they belong. They should encounter a Portland free of bias and hate, where they do not fear for their safety and security.
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Transportation Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty and Mayor Sean VanGordon of Springfield, Oregon unveil the name at a ceremony today.
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Portlanders enjoyed food and downtown outdoor gathering space at The Cart Blocks on opening day on July 24. The relocation to a new site downtown wasn't easy - for the food cart owners or the city officials who helped create the new site.
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