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The Roy Rogers Road Improvement Project open house, originally planned for April, has been reschedule due to COVID-19.

All Washington County Department of Land Use & Transportation (LUT) offices are closed to the public to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19.

Mt. Richmond Road, between Patton Valley and South roads, is expected to close March 30-May 13 for a bridge replacement.

Comment on the Roy Rogers Road Improvement Project at an open house from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, April 7, at the Sherwood Police Department Community Room, 20495 SW Borchers Drive.

Comment on the Washington County Department of Land Use & Transportation (LUT) Draft 2020-21 Road Maintenance Program.

Short-term Rentals: Issues and Considerations, Washington County Long Range Planning Issue Paper No. 2020-01, is available for public review and comment through March 26.

Comment on SW 121st Avenue improvement project at an open house from 6-7:30 p.m. March 10 at Fowler Middle School, 10865 SW Walnut St.

Three roads in Washington County are closed due to high water/flooding.

Public comment on the FY 2020-21 Long Range Planning Draft Work Program is being accepted by Washington County Department of Land Use & Transportation Long Range Planning (LRP) staff through Feb. 27.

Fern Hill Road closed due to high water; gates in place effective Jan. 24, 2020

A weight restriction on the B Street bridge over Naylor Creek was approved by the Washington County Board of Commissioners during its regular meeting on Jan. 21.

Elwert Road, between Kruger and Edy roads, and Haide Road, between the Elwert Road and the future Sherwood High School access road, are expected to close Feb. 3-April 1 for the Elwert-Kruger roads intersection improvement project. Kruger Road will reopen at the same time.

Four new members attended their first Washington County Urban Road Maintenance District Advisory Committee (URMDAC) on Jan. 15.

Three new members joined the Rural Roads Operations and Maintenance Advisory Committee (RROMAC) on Thursday.

A Year of Change: Annual Report FY 2018-19 has been published online by Washington County Department of Land Use & Transportation (LUT).

Martin Road is closed through Jan. 9, between Verboort Road and Highway 47, for emergency repairs.

The public is invited to comment on the Century Boulevard Extension Project at an open house, from 5-7 p.m. Dec. 12 at R. A. Brown Middle School, 1505 SE Cornelius Pass Road

Kruger Road, from the Elwert/Kruger roads intersection to the west end of the future Sherwood high school, is expected to close Dec. 4-Jan. 31 for construction of the Elwert/Kruger roundabout project.

The Washington County Public Permitting and Services Portal, a new online system to allow the community to better connect with County services, is now active at washcooraca.com.

A Washington County employee was presented with the 2019 Building Inspector of the Year by the Oregon Building Officials Association (OBOA) during the County Board of Commissioners meeting this morning (Nov. 5).