Three-week Helvetia Road closure begins July 27

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Helvetia Road will be closed for three weeks between Jacobson Road and Schaaf Road starting Monday, July 27, for the replacement of the culvert at Waible Creek.

Motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians will be detoured to West Union, Cornelius Pass and Jacobson roads. Detour signs will be provided along the designated detour route. Travelers planning to attend the 2015 Summer Festival, August 1 and 2, at the Rice NW Museum of Rocks and Minerals on Groveland Drive will need to plan accordingly. (Event Detour Map) The road is expected to re-open August 16 (tentative; subject to change).

The culvert replacement is part of the Groveland Drive Realignment Project. The project calls for a new two-lane road, currently under construction, to realign Groveland Drive, starting east of Groveland Road, and reconnecting it to Helvetia Road at the intersection of Schaaf Road.

For more information, visit the project website or contact Kim Haughn, Public Information Officer, at 503-846-7822 or [email protected].

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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