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If you frequent Wellington Street in the downtown core, you might want to change your route on Tuesday as temporary lane restrictions will be in effect in preparation of two major construction projects.

More battery-powered buses are coming to the Portland area, and Beaverton is where they’re beginning.

A heads up for drivers in London, Ont. ahead of your Monday morning commute, as lane restrictions on Wellington Street near King Street will be in effect to allow for preparations for the Downtown Loop and Wellington Gateway construction projects.

Inflation has driven the cost to build London’s first rapid transit route over budget and threatens to increase the price tag for the two remaining routes.

Operation Red Nose will also be available for revellers out on the town

Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici’s community projects were approved across the board in the most recent federal funding package, sending over $35 million to governments and nonprofits in Northwest Oregon.

Northwest Oregon will receive $35 million for regional projects as part of a $1.7 trillion spending program approved late last week, U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Beaverton, announced Friday.

Running along Anderson Street from Summerlin Avenue east to Lake UnderhilI, the beltway is one of the final pieces of the 8.5-mile Downtown Loop.

An overturned semi is causing traffic headaches for motorists around the downtown loop of Kansas City, Missouri.

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