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February 23, 2012

Portland freezes paving contracts for 5 years

  • The city is eliminating its contract paving program to save $10 million.
  • By SAM BENNETT
    Special to the Journal

    Photo by David Sauter/Stacy and Witbeck Inc. [enlarge]
    S-2 Contractors last fall repaved part of Southwest Moody Avenue in Portland.

    In a perfect world, the city of Portland could maintain and improve its streets with little concern about the bottom line.


     
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