Use extra caution for holiday, back-to-school travel
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Labor Day Weekend is not only the last “vacation” weekend of the summer, it also heralds the start of school.
Drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists need to be particularly vigilant for increased traffic associated with both holiday and school traffic. All travelers must share the road. The
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
offers the following tips:
Motorists
- Stop for pedestrians in crosswalks, even if the crosswalks are not marked.
- Be vigilant. School children excited about the first day of school may be less safety conscious.
- Avoid passing vehicles stopped in the street. They may be allowing pedestrians to cross.
- Watch out for "distracted" pedestrians - those using cell phones and/or wearing earbuds, for example.
Pedestrians
- Keep alert. Avoid using electronics that distract you from the road.
- Use crosswalks whenever possible.
- Never assume motorists or bicyclists can see you. Attempt to make eye contact.
- Watch for vehicles entering/exiting driveways or backing up.
Bicycles
- Wear a properly fitted helmet at all times.
- Do not use a cell phone or listen to music while biking.
- Never assume motorists or pedestrians can see you.
- Obey all traffic laws, signs and signals.
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- 80th Avenue, between Colin Court and Taylors Ferry Road, through October, for culvert replacement. Detour map
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- 175th Avenue, between Alvord Lane and Winkleman Park, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. weekdays through September, for waterline installation by the city of Beaverton. Map
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- 204th Avenue, between SW Quarry and SW Farmington roads, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. through Sept. 6, for grinding and paving. Map
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- Jenkins Road, between 158th Avenue and Murray Boulevard, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. through Dec. 31, 2020, for construction. Map
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- Larson Road, between Midland and Patton avenues, Sept. 3-30, for culvert replacement. Map
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- Lasalle Road, between SW Spring Hill Road and a private drive, through 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 24, for a full-depth reclamation/paving.
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- Naples Road, from SW Eggert Way to SW Stoddard Drive, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. through Sept. 6, for grinding and paving. Map
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- Pihl Road, between Highway 26 and the end of the pavement, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Sept. 4-Oct. 11, for a full-depth reclamation/paving.
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- Porter Road, between Verboort Road and Highway 47, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 3-Oct. 1, for a full-depth reclamation/paving.
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- Weir Road, between between 173rd Avenue and Mount Adams Drive, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays, through September for water line installation by city of Beaverton.
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NOTE:
This information is provided here as a courtesy only.
Neighborhood meetings are required
before developers submit certain land use applications to the County (for areas outside cities).These meetings provide a forum for the developer, affected CPO (Community Participation Organization) and nearby property owners to discuss the proposal informally. County staff do not schedule or attend these meetings.
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Sept. 5 - Proposed religious institutional use complex
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At 6 p.m. at the Jessie Mays Community Center,
30975 NW Hillcrest St. The site is 10.55 acres in the AF-5 district (Agriculture & Forest, 5-acre min.) and is located at
9440 and
9480 NW Glencoe Road
. Contact Kenneth Sandblast, Westlake Consultants, at 503-684-0652.
CPO 8; District 4
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Sept. 9 - Proposed 2-parcel partition
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Sept. 12 - Proposed parish hall and gym
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At 6 p.m. at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church,
38975 NW Harrington Road. The site is 3.71 acres in the AF-5 district (Agriculture & Forest, 5-acre mini,u,) and is located on tax lot #
1N30500001800. Contact Edward Trompke, Jordan Ramis PC, at 503-598-5532.
CPO 13; District 4
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Heather Sturgill | Senior Communications Specialist / PIO
Washington County Department of Land Use & Transportation
155 N. First Ave., Suite 350 MS16 | Hillsboro, OR 97124
503-846-7822 direct | 503-754-1303 mobile
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