2015 Salem Company Awarded Contract for I-5, Kuebler Project

Salem construction company K & E Excavating has been awarded the $9.6 million contract for construction of the Interstate 5 Kuebler Interchange Project. Construction on the project is expected to start in May and continue through October. The project will relieve congestion and improve safety by modifying the existing southbound off-ramp, which will hopefully decrease …

2015 Bill Aims to Implement More Interstate Cable Barriers

A bill that would require cable barriers on interstate highways in Oregon sailed through the senate on a 28-1 vote Monday. The Fritz-Fairchild Act, named for two people who died in a September 2014 crash on I-5 in Salem, would direct the Oregon Department of Transportation to complete installation of median barriers on interstate highways …