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Portland’s nearly decade-long effort to build a new water filtration facility is nearing a major milestone – getting closer to breaking ground for construction.
The plant was first proposed in 2017 at a cost of $500 million. Portland City Council just approved a plan to build the 50-acre plant for $2.13 billion.
A controversial $1.8 billion project to purify water in Portland is set to begin this year, despite opposition from nearby landowners who fear the project will impact their farmland.
A joint venture of MWH Constructors and Kiewit Corp will build a $1.25B water filtration facility with a J.W. Fowler- MWH team tapped for a related $550M pipeline project.