PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Despite the ever-looming threat of a major earthquake hitting the Cascadia Subduction Zone, efforts to reinforce Portland’s Burnside Bridge have been delayed. Multnomah County ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- California is long overdue for a major earthquake. In fact, new data from the United States Geological Survey suggests the next one to hit the Bay Area will likely be larger and more ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Wednesday marks the last day Portlanders can weigh in on the final design for the city’s Earthquake Ready Burnside Bridge Project. Survey participants will get to consider ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Multnomah County’s Earthquake Ready Burnside Bridge Project is moving into its next phase after receiving federal approval on Friday. After reviewing the project’s ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A project to make the Burnside Bridge quakeproof is one step closer to reality. Multnomah County said they selected contracting company Burnside Bridge Partners — a joint ...

As it stands right now, the Burnside Bridge would not be able to withstand the power of the 9.0 earthquake expected to hit the region within the next 50 years. To ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Earthquake Ready Burnside Bridge has completed its environmental review process and received a green light from the Federal Highway Administration (FHA), clearing the way for the ...

NEW YORK -- What residents said felt like a series of small explosions rattled New Yorkers from Astoria to Roosevelt Island on Tuesday. For hours, confounded firefighters and Con Edison crews circled ...

The concept uses inexpensive braces called Buckling Restrained Braces (BRBs) and sliding bearings that work together to protect the bridge columns and superstructure from damage, so that the bridge ...

A devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit Mandalay, Myanmar, on Friday, with tremors reaching as far as Bangkok and Chiang Mai in Thailand. The quake caused significant destruction, with videos ...