Robert Creek June 2019 Update

Clearing the brush and trees on the 56 acre site began in February 2019. The heart of the job is excavating over 700,000 cubic yards of material making way for a third, southbound, truck climbing lane. The site consists of many challenges including steep terrain, rock excavation, a creek realignment, box culvert installation, retaining walls, […]

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2019 DJC Top Projects

Newland Communities and Kerr Contractors received 2nd Place in the Infrastructure Category for the Reed’s Crossing project at the 2019 DJC Top Projects Awards held May 16, 2019. This project is the result of over 3 years of construction from the initial intersection improvements at Cornelius Pass and OR8 including the at-grade railroad crossing as […]

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2019 NWUCA Career Fair

Kerr Contractors participated in the first ever NWUCA Career Day held at the Northwest College of Construction in Portland, Oregon. The event was attended by over 200 high school kids from the Portland Metropolitan Area. The was planned and organized by the Northwest Utility Contractors Association. Kendall Miller was the driving force and many NWUCA […]

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Special Retirement

For Dennise Owings, today marks over 19 years of service at Kerr Contractors. Dennise has managed account payables for over 19 years. Dennise joined Kerr in our small office in Tualatin and spent the last 15 years in Woodburn. She grew as the company doubled in size, paying all those bills and she will be […]

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Cornelius Pass – TV Highway Intersection – 2019 Honors Award by ACEC

Cornelius Pass – TV Highway Intersection Project in Washington County received a 2019 honor award by the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) for Engineering Excellence. This project includes the at-grade railroad crossing at the intersection of Cornelius Pass and TV Highway into the South Hillsboro Development currently being developed by Newland Communities. […]

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124th Avenue Extension – Officially Open

124th Avenue Extension; Tonquin Road and Grahams Ferry Road Improvements  Kerr Contractors has completed Washington County’s $30 million road project which now officially open for traffic. Construction includes a new two-lane arterial between Tualatin-Sherwood and Grahams Ferry roads. Safety improvements will also be made to sections of Tonquin and Grahams Ferry roads, totaling 4.4 miles […]

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