PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • February 19, 2025
The city of Portland has hired a consulting firm to update and refine the design adopted by the City Council in 2015 for an updated Franklin Street. WSP USA Inc., a global engineering and design firm, was selected for the project after a “competitive selection process.” Planning work is expected to take about 10 months. The project to overhaul Franklin Street, a major thoroughfare that runs through downtown Portland, has been in the works for nearly two decades and is projected to cost $26 million. The plan aims to restore the road to something closer to what it was decades ago before the area was transformed by urban renewal — a vibrant, pedestrian-friendly neighborhood.