EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - The state has picked a contractor for the next phase of a Coast Range road project once dogged by landslides, delay and cost overruns.
The project is replacing a twisty 10-mile stretch of Highway 20 linking Corvallis and Newport.
Work on a new 5.5-mile began stretch in 2005, but unstable soils caused landslides, damaging bridges. A completed bridge and three more under construction were demolished. The work was redesigned at ground level.
The Transportation Department got a $15 million settlement from a contractor and took over.
The Eugene Register-Guard reported Monday (https://bit.ly/1fKn5fR) the department awarded Scarsella Brothers Inc., of Kent, Washington, the low-bid contract of $40.9 million for work to begin in May.
It said the project is on track to meet the new target date: 2016.
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Information from: The Register-Guard, https://www.registerguard.com
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