Neighborhood Open House for NW 185th Avenue

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, May 04, 2010

Washington County invites interested people to a “Neighborhood” Open House to discuss and view the proposed improvements for NW 185th Avenue between NW West Union Road and Westview High School. The Open House is on Thursday, May 27, 2010 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at the Springville K-8 School at 6655 NW Joss Avenue, Portland, Oregon.

The proposed project will widen this section of NW 185th Avenue from three lanes to five lanes. The project improvements include adding sidewalks, bike lanes, street lighting, landscaping and upgrading the NW 185th Avenue and NW West Union Road intersection to increase safety and add traffic capacity. Other improvements include adding retaining walls, extending the existing culvert near Bethany Pond and adding a treatment facility for roadway storm runoff.

Washington County staff, along with members of the project design team, will be available to answer questions and provide information about the design and project schedule. The project is currently in the preliminary design phase and construction is anticipated to begin in the summer of 2011.

NW185th Avenue, between NW West Union Road and Westview High School, will not be closed to traffic during construction, however there will be short term flagging lane closures to allow construction work to proceed.

The project is funded by Washington County's Major Streets Transportation Improvement Program (MSTIP 3C) funds.

For updates on this project visit www.wc-roads.com (scroll down to Road Construction Projects and click on the “view all construction projects”) or call Washington County, Capital Projects at (503)-846-7800. You can also follow us on Twitter or Facebook under Washington County Roads.

Washington County is committed to building and maintaining the best 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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