Cornelius Pass Road open house is Sept. 10

For Immediate Release: Thursday, August 15, 2019

An open house for the Cornelius Pass Road widening project will be 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10, at R. A. Brown Middle School, 1505 SE Cornelius Pass Road(Link is external).

Staff from Washington County and the contractor will be available to answer questions and collect comments. No formal presentation is planned; stop by any time during open house hours.

Cornelius Pass Road will be widened to five lanes (two travel lanes in each direction with a center turn lane), between Frances Street and Tualatin Valley Highway. Bike lanes, sidewalks and other safety improvements will be installed. A dedicated westbound right-turn lane will be added to Tualatin Valley Highway.

As part of the project, the Willamette Water Supply Program will install a 48-inch drinking water pipeline in conjunction with road construction.

This project is in the design phase. Construction is anticipated for 2022-24. Project dates are estimates and subject to change.

For more information, visit the project webpage or contact Capital Project Services at 503-846-7800 or lutproj@washingtoncountyor.gov. For a sign or spoken language interpreter, please call 503-846-7822 (or 7-1-1 for Telecommunications Relay Service) at least 48 hours prior to this event.

Washington County is committed to planning, building and maintaining a great transportation system, ensuring the safety of all roadway users, and operating the County roadway system in a cost-effective and environmentally responsible manner.

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