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Highway 47 bypass at Martin Road opens Monday

We have installed a temporary bypass road along Highway 47 at Martin Road. The bypass includes vehicle lanes, a shared bike-and-pedestrian path and northbound bike lane.

The bypass allows us to build a roundabout at the intersection of Highway 47 and Martin Road without closing Highway 47.

This project includes replacing two culverts on Martin Road with a bridge. The bridge piles for the bridge are in place and the culverts are being removed. Martin and Porter roads will remain closed until the roundabout is complete, about Sept. 30.

Once the roundabout is open, we will remove the bypass. We will also widen the shoulders of Martin Road near Highway 47. A second closure of Martin Road is planned for spring 2024.

Open Houses

Visit the Pedestrian and Biking Improvement Projects Online Open House through Sunday to give feedback on six proposed sidewalk and pedestrian crossing projects.

Washington County’s Urban Road Maintenance District (URMD) has $1 million available for construction of sidewalks, pedestrian crossings or bicycle facilities. Comments from the online open house will help the committee decide how to trim the project list.

Comment on Metro's 2023 Regional Transportation Plan and High Capacity Transit Strategy through Aug. 25.

The Regional Transportation Plan is the region's vision how people and businesses move around now and for the next 25 years— by motor vehicle, bus and rail, biking, walking and more. Metro updates the Plan every five years to address transportation needs.

Join us!

Join Land Use & Transportation staff at these community events:

TH PRD's Big Truck Day: 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5

25th Annual Elephant Garlic Festival: Noon-8 p.m. Friday, Aug 11.

WC-ROADS: Projects starting next week

Visit wc-roads.com for more traffic impacts.

Division Street, 150th Court to 149th Avenue, road closure, Aug. 7-Sept. 15 for culvert replacement.

OR 99W northbound loop ramp to OR 217 north, nighttime lane closure, Aug. 6-12 for OR 217 Auxiliary Lanes Project. Detour map

OR 99W southbound on-ramp to OR 217 north, lane closure, Aug. 6-12 for OR 217 Auxiliary Lanes Project. Detour map

Tualatin Road/Herman Road intersection, traffic signal shutdown, 6 p.m.-12 a.m. Aug.6-7, for utility work by PGE.

West Union Road, south leg between Helvetia and West Union roads, road closure, Aug. 7-25 for culvert replacement. Detour map

Neighborhood Meetings

Neighborhood meetings, required for many Washington County development applications, can be held online temporarily as per the COVID-19 Virtual Neighborhood Meeting Supplement.

Aug. 9: Proposed utility-scale energy storage facility

At 6 p.m. at Hampton Inn Sherwood, 22000 SW Meinecke Parkway. The site is 11.4 acres in the EFU District (Exclusive Farm Use) and is located on tax lot #2S129A001300. Contact Emily Ramos, Goldfinch Energy Storage LLC, at 818-391-7346.

District 3; CPO 5

Career Opportunities: Work for LUT

At Washington County, we believe our employees and services should reflect our growing and diverse community. We understand that taking care of our community means taking care of our employees.

Discover career opportunities with Land Use & Transportation! We're committed to building and maintaining a great transportation system and planning and protecting our community's land. Open positions include:

Electrical Combination Inspector/Inspector II, full time, regular
Senior Planner; full time, regular
Survey Technician III; full time, regular

Learn about all Career Opportunities at Washington County.

Attend CPO Meetings

Learn what's going on in your area of Washington County. Attend your Community Participation Organization (CPO). CPOs are made up of community members who work together and are actively engaged in decision-making processes. Find out which CPO you live in and learn more.

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