Week of 12/21/20 | View as Webpage
Note: Due to the holidays, there will be no LUT News published on
Dec. 25 or Jan. 1.
Drive sober or get pulled over
The holidays are a wonderful time to gather with loved ones and ring in the festive season. However it’s important to remember to celebrate responsibly and drive sober. More than 10,000 people died from alcohol-impaired crashes in 2016, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

Driving under the influence is extremely dangerous as drugs and alcohol impair reasoning and muscle coordination. Driving impaired can result in arrest, expensive fines, jailtime or a serious crash that causes injury or death.

Prevent drunken driving:
  • Plan a safe ride home. Designate a sober driver, call a cab or use a ride-sharing service.
  • Don’t let people who have been drinking get behind the wheel
  • If you see an impaired driver contact the police
ONLINE OPEN HOUSES
  • Short-term Rentals Online Open House through 5 p.m. Jan. 8. Staff has developed proposed requirements for a licensing program to minimize large parties, noise, trash and other issues that community members in connection with short-term rentals. Participants are asked to provide feedback and suggestions. Visit the online open house.
WC-ROADS HIGHLIGHTS
Road closures
  • Gaston Road, between Highway 47 and Spring Hill Road, through Jan. 15 (extended) for bridge replacement. Detour map
  • Marshall Street, between 91st Place and 88th Avenue, daytime road closure through Dec. 28 for storm pipe installation.
Lane closures
  • First Avenue (OR-219), between Baseline (OR-8) and Oak streets (OR-8), weeknights 7 p.m.-6 a.m. through Dec. 31 (extended) by Oregon Department of Transportation. Map
  • 69th Avenue, between Atlanta and Dartmouth streets, through Dec. 31 (extended) for water main improvements by Tualatin Valley Water District. Map
  • 175th Avenue/Ravine Drive, at the intersection 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. weekdays through Dec. 31 for utility work. Map
  • 198th Avenue, between Farmington Road and Tualatin Valley Highway, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays intermittently through Dec. 31. Map
  • Hampton Street, between 66th and 68th avenues, 7 a.m.-4:30 p.m. weekdays through Jan. 1 for Tualatin Valley Water District's Hampton-69th Avenue water main improvements. Boulevard, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. weekdays through Dec. 31. Map
  • Jenkins Road, between 158th Avenue and Murray Boulevard, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. weekdays through Dec. 31. Map
  • Laidlaw Road, between Torin Terrace to East Road, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays through Dec. 31 for Riverside Homes. Map
  • Pacific Highway (OR 99W), between Fischer and Hazelbrook roads, intermittent nighttime work through Dec. 31 for bridge repair by ODOT. Map
  • River Road, 500-1000 feet south of Oakhurst Street, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. weekdays through Dec. 31 for construction related to Riverside Homes. Map
  • Roy Rogers Road, between Scholls Ferry and Bull Mountain Roads; paving 7 a.m.-7 p.m. weekdays through Dec. 31. Speed reduction to 35 mph between Scholls Ferry and Bull Mountain roads and 45 mph between Bull Mountain and Beef Bend roads through December 2021 for road widening. Map
  • West Union Road, between 153rd Terrace and Bronson Creek Drive, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 9 a.m.-3 pm. Friday through April 1 for sidewalk installation. Map
ADA ramp replacements
ADA ramp replacements have minimal impact on motor vehicle traffic; pedestrian paths will be maintained. Lane closures will be intermittent during weekday hours only. Ramps are in construction on portions of the following roads:

  • 143rd Avenue
  • 149th Avenue at Downing Court and Surrey Court
  • Barrington Terrace/Westminster Drive
  • Bethany Boulevard
  • Peachtree Drive at Beef Bend Road, Blue Spruce Court, Mapleview Lane, Willow Top Lane and Wrightwood Court
  • Quatama Street
  • Science Park Drive at Cornell Road and Murray Boulevard
  • West Union Road
NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS
Neighborhood meetings, required for many Washington County development applications, can be held online temporarily as per the new COVID-19 Virtual Neighborhood Meeting Supplement. The temporary supplemental policy is in effect for the duration of Gov. Kate Brown's "Stay Home. Save Lives" executive order.
Dec. 23 - Proposed 10-lot subdivision
At 6 p.m. held virtually (instructions available here.) The properties are 2.16 acres in the R-5 District (Residential, 4-5 units per acre) and is located at 11375 and 11475 SW Walker Road. Contact Wayne Hayson, Pioneer Design Group, Inc, at whayson@pd-grp.com.

CPO 1; District 2
Dec. 28 - Proposed drive-through restaurant
(rescheduled from Dec. 22)
At 6 p.m. held virtually (instructions available here.) The property is 1.24 acres in the CBD District (Community Business District) and OC District (Office Commercial District) and is located on tax lots #1S114BC02000, #1S114BC02100 and #1S114B02400. Contact Cassie Yee at 626-813-8226 or INOBeaverton@innout.com.

CPO 3; District 2
Washington County Department of Land Use & Transportation
155 M First Ave., Ste 250, MS 16 | Hillsboro, OR 9714