Oversized loads to impact nighttime weekend traffic
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Nighttime closures on portions of Cornelius Pass Road are expected for the next three weekends, beginning Saturday (April 4), to accommodate transportation of large industrial loads to Intel’s campus in Hillsboro.
Cornelius Pass Road will be closed to traffic from 10 p.m. Saturday (April 4) to 5 a.m. Sunday (April 5) between Highway 30 (Multnomah County) and West Union Road (Washington County). Avoid the area. Traffic will be delayed significantly on other roads (
see map).
Similar traffic impacts are expected from April 10-12 and April 17-19. Updates will be provided in upcoming LUT News e-newsletters,
wc-roads.com,
Facebook and
Twitter.
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ODOT survey asks drivers how they use I-205
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Oregon Department of Transportation is conducting an online "
Travel Preference Survey" asking travelers when, why and how often they use I-205 near the Abernethy Bridge.
The survey will also evaluate participants' willingness to pay a toll to save travel time. Results will be used to study the possible effects of tolling on I-205.
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Oregon Transportation Commission online open house
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The Oregon Transportation Commission (OTC) is asking the public to participate in an
online open house on the Draft Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP).
The Draft STIP is a list of projects that the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) will start work on in 2021, pending approval of the final list from the OTC.
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The EMAC will also support the development of an equity framework for I-5 and I-205 tolling projects and for other state tolling locations that may be evaluated in the future. The committee will advise both ODOT and OTC.
The committee will be comprised of up to five at-large positions filled through an
application process; the remainder will be appointed. At-large members will represent communities of interest. These members will share information between the EMAC and the communities they represent.
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- Elwert/Kruger Road and Sunset Boulevard, between Elwert and Kruger roads and Hwy 99W, through June 30, for construction of the Elwert/Kruger roundabout project. Access closed between Elwert/Kruger roads and Highway 99W. Elwert and Kruger roads will remain open to traffic with lane closures. Detour map
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- Mt. Richmond Road, between Patton Valley and South roads, through May 13, for replacement of a bridge with two box culverts. Detour map
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- First Avenue (OR-219), between Baseline Street (OR-8) and Oak Street (OR-8), through summer. Lane closures all hours; two-lane closure 10 p.m.-5 a.m. weekdays. Traffic may be stopped for up to 20 minutes. Intersection improvements by Oregon Department of Transportation. Map
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- 175th Avenue, between Arbutus Drive and Pronghorn Lane, 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. weekdays; 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturdays through April 30, for development-related road construction by Valley Pacific Construction. Map
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- 198th Avenue, between Farmington Road and Tualatin Valley Highway, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays intermittently through Dec. 31. Map
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- Barnes Road, between Valeria View Drive and SW Lois Lane, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. through April 30, for construction related to Peterkort parking lot. Map
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- Jenkins Road, between 158th Avenue and Murray Boulevard, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. weekdays through Dec. 31. Map
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- Kaiser Road, between Brugger Road and Ridgeline Street, intermittent daytime lane closures, through April 30 for construction related to development project. Map
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- Scholls Ferry Road, between Strobel Road and 175th Avenue, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. through April 30 (extended), for utility work by NEI. Map
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As per Gov. Kate Brown’s Executive Order No. 20-07, as well as Oregon Health Authority and Washington County guidance, Washington County Department of Land Use & Transportation is urging all development application-related Neighborhood Meetings to be rescheduled until after April 14.
This date could change if the Governor’s order is either terminated or extended.
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Melissa De Lyser | Public Affairs and Communications Manager
Washington County Department of Land Use & Transportation
155 N First Ave., Suite 250, MS 16 | Hillsboro, OR 97123
503-846-4963 direct | 971-713-9658 mobile
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