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Traction devices are required in all three Washington County snow zones. Locations are as follows:<br />• 175th Avenue, between Scholls Ferry and Rigert roads.<br />• Barnes Road, 118th Avenue east to the County line, adjacent to a city of Portland snow zone<br />• Cornell Road, Cedar Hills Boulevard east to the County line<br />

Traction devices are no longer required in Washington County snow zones on 175th Avenue, Barnes Road and Cornell Road.

Traction devices are required in all three Washington County snow zones. Locations are as follows: • 175th Avenue, between Scholls Ferry and Rigert roads. • Barnes Road, 118th Avenue east to the County line, adjacent to a city of Portland snow zone • Cornell Road, Cedar Hills Boulevard east to the County line

The public is invited to comment on additional improvements to Springville Road at an open house 5-7 p.m. Feb. 28 at Portland Community College Rock Creek Campus Event Center, Building 9, 17705 NW Springville Road.

The public is invited to comment on alternatives for the North Bethany Main Street area at an open house from 6-8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 26., at Springville K-8 School, 6655 NW Joss Ave.

Fern Hill Road has reopened to all traffic. The road was closed from Taylor Way to Geiger Road, using Washington County's new manual-locking flood gates, over the weekend due to flooding.

Fern Hill Road is closed to all traffic from Taylor Way to Geiger Road due to flooding. Motorists should avoid the area or use alternate routes.

Any child without the required immunizations or an exemption certificate will not be allowed to attend school or child care on or after that day until they provide documentation of immunizations or exemption.

An open house for the planned safety improvements in the Reedville area will be 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 24 at Reedville Elementary School, 2695 SW 209th Ave.

The public is invited to comment on the Washington County Department of Land Use & Transportation Long Range Planning 2018-19 Annual Work Program.

Washington County Department of Land Use and Transportation (LUT) hired a new building official in the Planning and Development Services Division (PDS) and a new principal engineer in the Operations and Maintenance Division (Ops).

Travelers can anticipate nighttime lane closures on portions of six Washington County roads for manhole and monument box adjustments starting Jan. 5.

Nighttime lane closures on 175th Avenue, between Alvord Lane and Scholls Ferry Road, will begin Jan. 7 for utility work on the 175th Avenue widening project.

Traction devices are no longer required in Washington County snow zones on 175th Avenue, Barnes Road and Cornell Road.

Washington County has activated the 175th Avenue snow zone, between Scholls Ferry and Rigert roads, due to inclement weather.

Washington County has activated a the Cornell Road snow zone, from Cedar Hills Boulevard east to the County line, due to inclement weather.

Washington County has activated a portion of the Barnes Road snow zone, from Baltic Avenue to the County line, due to inclement weather.

River Road, between Farmington and Rosedale roads, has reopened one week earlier than anticipated, following emergency repairs resulting from a collapsed culvert.

Taylors Ferry Road, west of 80th Avenue, will be closed Dec. 18-20 for bridge repairs.

River Road, between Farmington Road and Rosedale Road, will be closed through Dec. 27 for emergency culvert repairs.