News

This morning, the Washington County Board of Commissioners proclaimed May 15- 21 as National Public Works Week.

Evergreen Parkway, east of Cornelius Pass Road, will be closed to motorists May 16 -30 as part of the Cornelius Pass Road widening project.

Washington County Transportation Development Tax (TDT) rates will increase by 2.03 percent, effective July 1.

An open house for the Elwert-Kruger roads intersection improvements will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday, May 12, at Middleton Elementary School, 23505 SW Old Hwy 99W.

Roadside signs sprout like weeds, creating safety issues and complaints.

Nighttime traffic will be flagged through the intersection of Cornelius Pass Road and Evergreen Parkway from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. March 31, April 3, and April 4 for installation of underground powerlines.

Washington County, Oregon Department of Land Use & Transportation hosts spring Development Forum April 28 2016

An open house for two safety improvement projects – on Rock Creek Boulevard and 174th Avenue – will be held from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, April 14, at the Rock Creek Country Club, 5100 NW Neakahnie Ave.

An open house for two projects on 175th Avenue will be held from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, April 21, at Scholls Heights Elementary School, 16400 SW Loon Drive.

Traffic is back to normal on Cornelius Pass Road – 24 hours ahead of schedule – following cleanup of contaminated soil resulting from a gasoline spill caused when a double tanker truck overturned in January.

Washington County Board of Commissioners proclaim May 2016 as National Building Safety Month

The public is invited to review and comment on the draft 2016-17 Road Maintenance Program.

Cornelius Pass Road to be impacted by cleanup project. Traffic on Cornelius Pass Road will be disrupted on Easter weekend as the County’s contractor completes the cleanup of contaminated soil resulting from a gasoline spill caused when a double tanker truck overturned in January.

Parents and community members are invited to a Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program workshop from from 5:30-7:30 p.m. March 30 at Beaverton Round Executive Suites, 12725 SW Millikin Way, Ste. 390.

An agreement that will initiate transportation improvements around the Nike campus was approved by the Washington County Board of Commissioners during its Tuesday meeting. The agreement covers four roadway improvement projects to be constructed over the next several years, totaling about $45.3 million. Nike is paying $10.1 million of that cost in transportation development tax (TDT). Nike’s TDT payment was calculated based on the square footage of the expansion occurring at their World Headquarters campus, in accordance with the County’s TDT ordinance.

The Washington County School Access Improvement Study was presented to the Board of Commissioners on Tuesday [March 15]. The study, a part of the County’s Safe Routes to School Program, provides the first comprehensive look at the extent of traffic infrastructure barriers that prevent or limit students’ ability to walk to school safely.

Scoggins Valley Road will be closed for six weeks starting March 28. During the closure, two projects will be completed. A slide near Deacon Drive will be stabilized and subsurface drainage will be improved at the Stepien Road intersection.

The detour for construction of the Verboort-Purdin/OR 47 roundabout is being modified, effective Friday (March 11), to allow only local traffic on Verboort Road west of Martin Road through McKibbin Road.

About $5.8 million in Federal Lands Access Program (FLAP) funding has been awarded to Washington County for maintenance of about five miles of road surrounding Henry Hagg Lake.

Updated Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Flood Insurance Rate maps will be available for public review at an open house from 6 to 8 p.m. March 17 at the Washington County Public Services Building, 155 N. First Avenue, Hillsboro.