Congratulations to Hamilton Construction for reaching a safety milestone!

From ODOT- Safety is a major focus for all of us at ODOT and our contractors. On our Willamette River Bridge project, Hamilton Construction just celebrated a significant safety milestone with more than 50,000 person-hours worked without a significant injury or accident. For a project expected to take over 400,000 person-hours, current experience says a lot about the projects focus on safety.

Hamilton celebrated with a catered barbecue lunch for all its employees in Springfield’s Island Park. They also provide employees with gift cards. In addition, Hamilton makes a gift to a local non-profit organization when its crews reach safety milestones.

Hamilton presented a $2,500 check to Northwest Youth Corps which is a local non-profit located near the project in the Laurel Hill Valley neighborhood of Eugene. Northwest Youth Corps operates an accredited, alternative high school. It also employs over 1,000 young people, aged 16 to 19, performing outdoor work such as construction and maintenance of hiking trails, bridges, retaining walls, and campgrounds.

From my vantage point, Hamilton demonstrates the quality of company and the project it is managing by its willingness to take the time to recognize employees for their important role in creating a safe work environment and to make a contribution to Northwest Youth Corps.

Please join me in congratulating Hamilton and its employees for their focus on safety and giving back to our community.

~Jyll Smith, Public Affairs for ODOT