Land Use & Transportation News

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.

The public is invited to propose candidates for small-scale road improvements through Washington County Department of Land Use & Transportation. To be eligible, proposed improvements must address safety or connectivity issues on a County road.

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

The Washington County Urban Road Maintenance District (URMD) published its FY 2015-2016 Annual Report.

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.

Spring brings more than flowers. The number of road signs increases significantly in the warmer months. If placed illegally, these signs can block driver visibility, limit pedestrian access and distract drivers.