Land Use & Transportation News

An ordinance establishing a $30 annual vehicle registration fee (VRF) to offset some of the local maintenance funding shortfall and to improve transportation safety was adopted during tonight’s [Sept. 20] Washington County Board of Commissioners meeting.

The fall Development Forum, hosted by Washington County Department of Land Use & Transportation, will be held 8:30-10 a.m. Sept. 29 in the cafeteria of the Public Services Building, 155 N. 1st Ave., Hillsboro.

The first reading of an ordinance calling for a $30 annual vehicle registration fee (VRF) to offset some of the maintenance funding shortfall and improve transportation safety was conducted during today’s [Sept. 6] Washington County Board of Commissioners meeting.

175th Avenue at Rigert Road to close Sept. 15 for right-of-way improvements associated with development of Oldham Meadows Subdivision

New weight limits on two County bridges are now in effect. The restrictions will remain in place until the bridges are repaired or replaced.

Several rural roads will be chip sealed this summer to preserve the road surface and extend the life of the road. This work will cause short-term inconvenience, but the result is a long-term benefit.

Timber Road between Strassel Road and OR 6/Wilson River Highway will reopen early following replacement of a culvert.

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's seismic testing of Scoggins Dam will impact traffic at Hagg Lake starting June 13. West Shore Drive across the dam will remain open, but only one-way southbound traffic will be allowed.

Lane closures on Brookwood Parkway, between Evergreen Parkway and Dawson Creek Drive, will occur the weekends of Aug. 19-21 and Sept. 9-11 for reconstruction of the existing roadway.

Purdin Road will be closed at Hwy 47 from Aug. 12 through September for construction of a roundabout at Hwy 47 and Verboort-Purdin roads.