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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Holland Construction at Reed’s Crossing
This video shows the current progress at the Reed’s Crossing master planned community with the opening shots featuring the new residential development under construction for Holland Construction. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Video Update on Reed’s Crossing
Reed’s Crossing is nominated as a Top Project by the DJC and is under full construction with many of the amenities complete. Check out the latest video capturing the progress of construction. […]
NWUCA Presidential Ceremony
On Tuesday at the Northwest Underground Contractors Association (NWUCA) February general meeting, Alan Aplin received the ceremonial shovel for his two years of service as the Association’s President which ended in 2018. Receiving the award from your staunchest competitor is always a good experience. […]
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. […]
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 […]
New Project in Salem
Kerr Contractors is breaking ground on a new Police Station in Salem, Oregon. J.E. Dunn is the general contractor for the project and Kerr Contractors is the site work subcontractor. This $1.6M project began in November and is expected to proceed through the winter and into the early summer. You can learn more about this […]