Category Archives: Roads & Transportation
Washington County News July 2026
• Garbage rates increasing
• Cornell Road Recovery Transitional Housing update
• WCSO update on e-bikes
• Will we all end up in cities?
• Summer paving
• LUT Open House information and schedule
• 40 years of MSTIP
Road News June 2026
• Kaiser Road closure starts June 15
• St. John’s Bridge entrance closure June 5-14
• Will the Biggi development help pay for Thompson Rd. improvements?
TriMet cuts will affect local lines
In late May, TriMet announced that it will make major spending cuts and a historic staffing reduction beginning July 1, 2026, as they continue taking action to address an annual budget deficit, and preserve core transit service for riders and the region, even in the face of rising costs.
April 2026 Road News
• Cornell Road storm damage causes closures from Skyline into Portland
• Murray Boulevard Sidewalk Improvement Project
• Butner Road closure in late April
• Murray Walker intersection improvements begin soon
Road News: No solution in sight for CHB bike lane
Neighbors continue to be concerned about the safety of bicyclists trying to get from the intersection of Barnes and Cornell to south of Highway 26 ever since the intersection was redeveloped in 2023. A reader recently shared this, “When crossing Barnes southbound on Cedar Hills Boulevard it becomes a “no-man’s land” for bikes. You get in the way of one of the two south turning lanes and there is just nowhere safe to ride.”
Roads News June 2024
• Thompson Realignment Update
• Work scheduled to begin on Cornell Road Sidewalk Repair
• Weeds in the medians
• Cornell congestion
• 130th and the New Subdivision
• Hall Boulevard overpass across 217 closed for nine months
• DMV and the county line
• Walker Road Phase 2: Schendel Avenue to Butner Road
• MSTIP 3f projects
Safe crossing to French International School?
Neighbors were asking CPO 1 to weigh in on a petition they submitted to Washington County asking for a crosswalk at the intersection of Cornell Road and 87th Avenue. They were concerned for the safety of students crossing there to get to the French International School south of Cornell. We got this response from Washington County.
Road News May 2024
• Thompson Road realignment “Meet the Contractor Open House” and update
• Excerpts from the Frequently Asked Questions section of the Project Page
Roads & Transit News April 2024
• Deer crossing
• Transportation Improvement
Projects
• Paving and repair projects
• Comment on the Draft Road
Maintenance Program
• Walker Road construction drives on
• Ordinance 900: Amendments to the
Transportation System Plan
• Trimet is Moving ahead on A Better
Red
Roads & Transit March 2024
• Highway 217 closure mid-March
• Hall Boulevard nine-month closure
• Kenny/Thompson update
• Walker Road project traffic impacts
• Transit Study Findings
• MAX Blue Line disruptions
• Shape the future of transportation in Oregon!
• A summary of TriMet Reduced Fares Program
January storm hits hard in Cedar Mill
Forecasts were calling for colder temperatures and the possibility of snow from January 10, 2024. The month had started off with mild temperatures and rain. As the weekend approached, some were skeptical. We’ve been fooled before with the promise of snow. But by Saturday, January 13, temperatures had fallen into the 20s and winds had picked up. Moist air from the coast met freezing arctic air right over Portland. It often seemed to be snowing sideways, and it piled up in drifts against fences and buildings.
Roads and Transit News February 2024
• TriMet bus routes proposed to change
• Pedestrian and Biking Improvement projects approved for funding
• WashCo Vision for Transit
