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Pedestrians who frequent SW Walker and SW Baseline roads and SW 170th and SW 185th avenues are asked to provide input on 12 potential crossing sites through the Washington County Arterial Pedestrian Crossing Analyses online open house

SW 80th Avenue will be closed between Elmwood and Hemlock streets from Aug. 2-23 for culvert replacement.

A Grand Opening Celebration for the David Hill Road Extension/Roundabout project including a chance to bike, hike, roll and stroll the new roadway - will be from 10 a.m.-noon Friday, Aug. 4, at the location.

A Meet the Contractor open house for the Springville Road (185th to 178th avenues) project will be from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, July 26, at Portland Community College Rock Creek Campus, 17705 NW Springville Road.

Construction on the Spring Hill Road bridge at the Tualatin River Overflow is scheduled to start July 10, and will include a three-month road closure beginning July 17.

SW 175th Avenue, between SW Kemmer Road and SW Scholls Ferry Road, is scheduled to be closed to through traffic July 5-Aug. 3 by Brian Clopton Excavating for construction of road improvements.

Replacement of the Timber Road bridge over Gales Creek has begun. Timber Road will be reduced to one lane across the bridge June 26 through completion in June 2018.

Morgan Road will be temporarily closed 8 p.m. Friday, July 7, through 5 a.m., Monday, July 10, at Tonquin Road.

Walker Road, between 174th and Schendel avenues, will have lane closures 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. today through Friday, May 24-26.

Meek and Scotch Church roads are now open at Jackson School Road effective 3 p.m. Friday, May 12.

The 10th Avenue widening project, between Baseline and Holladay streets, is delayed up to three months because the construction company is unable to fulfill its contract.

Construction on the west side of 113th Avenue, between Anderson Street and Rainmont Boulevard, began today (April 24) for construction of a pedestrian pathway.

A 5-foot wide paved pathway will be constructed along the west side of 90th Avenue to connect to an existing school crossing on Locust

UPDATE: Meek Road remains closed at Jackson School Road due to weather-related delays. Dry days are needed to pave the connection between Meek Road and the new roundabout. Meek is expected to reopen May 1.

UPDATE: The Morgan Road closure has been delayed until May to allow the contractor to complete preliminary work. The eventual closure involve raising the grade of Morgan Road to meet the new Tonquin Road alignment, part of the 124th Avenue Project.

Traffic delays may occur between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 28, at the Murray Boulevard/Bowerman Drive intersection.

Nearly $1 million from the federal Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) is funding lighting, reflective traffic signal backplates and other safety improvements to increase visibility on four Washington County roadways and intersections.

A Meet the Contractor open house for the 158th Avenue Project will be from 5-7 p.m. March 14 at Kelso Covenant Church, 15900 SW Regatta Lane.

Record rain fall continues to delay construction of a roundabout at Jackson School, Meek and Scotch Church roads, requiring postponement of the final pouring concrete and paving. The closure of Meek and Scotch Church roads has been extended through May 1.

Beginning Monday (Feb. 27), 10th Avenue in Cornelius will be closed between Holladay and Adair streets for road widening safety improvements.