BARROWS ROAD IMPROVEMENTS TO BEGIN EARLY DECEMBER (PHOTO)
News Release from City of Beaverton
Posted on FlashAlert: November 25th, 2015 11:14 AM
BEAVERTON, Ore. -- The City of Beaverton will modify traffic beginning the first week of December to one lane on Barrows Road between Roshak Road and 154th Avenue to make sewer line improvements. After the work is completed near 154th, one of the three lanes will be closed and two-way traffic will be directed through the construction work zone. Motor vehicles are encouraged to use SW Scholls Ferry Road and SW Horizon Boulevard during construction hours. Flaggers will be directing traffic between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The joint project between the City of Beaverton, Clean Water Services and the City of Tigard is estimated to wrap up in April 2016 and includes improvements such as:
* Replacing an 8-inch sewer line with a 24-inch sewer line
* Installing new street lighting at SW 154th
* Making pedestrian path improvements at SW 154th
The estimated construction cost of the project is $732,000. Beaverton provided design of the project, and will be funding $58,500 of the construction cost. Clean Water Services is bidding, managing construction, and funding $615,000 of the construction cost. The City of Tigard is funding $58,500 of the construction cost. Weitman Excavation, LLC will supply the workforce for the project.
Pedestrian traffic will be directed to the south side of Barrows during construction near SW 154th as part of the path will be removed and reinstalled. The closed areas will be marked during construction. Bicyclists are encouraged to use caution while riding through the construction zone.
ABOUT BEAVERTON
Beaverton is a welcoming and responsible city that enjoys one of the most diverse populations in Oregon. In 2015, Beaverton was recognized as one of the safest cities in the Pacific Northwest (according to CQ Press for cities more than 75,000). Recently, the city's award-winning finance department received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award as well as the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting. In 2012, the city was awarded the Mayors' Climate Protection Award from the U.S. Conference of Mayors. It was named one of the 100 Best Places to Live in America by Money magazine and recognized as one of the best places to raise kids by BusinessWeek magazine. The city was named one of the top 25 Suburbs for Retirement by Forbes.com and one of the 100 Best Walking Cities in America by Prevention magazine. The city also received the Recycler of the Year award from the Association of Oregon Recyclers, named a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundati on, received a Bronze Award Bicycle Friendly Community designation by the League of American Bicyclists, and recognized as one of the Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Communities. Lastly, the city's nationally acclaimed visioning program was named Public Involvement Project of the Year--Best Planning Project by the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Cascade Chapter and also received the prestigious 3CMA Award of Excellence.
For more information, reminders and community news, visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov. Also follow Beaverton on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CityofBeaverton, or Twitter at www.twitter.com/CityofBeaverton.
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The joint project between the City of Beaverton, Clean Water Services and the City of Tigard is estimated to wrap up in April 2016 and includes improvements such as:
* Replacing an 8-inch sewer line with a 24-inch sewer line
* Installing new street lighting at SW 154th
* Making pedestrian path improvements at SW 154th
The estimated construction cost of the project is $732,000. Beaverton provided design of the project, and will be funding $58,500 of the construction cost. Clean Water Services is bidding, managing construction, and funding $615,000 of the construction cost. The City of Tigard is funding $58,500 of the construction cost. Weitman Excavation, LLC will supply the workforce for the project.
Pedestrian traffic will be directed to the south side of Barrows during construction near SW 154th as part of the path will be removed and reinstalled. The closed areas will be marked during construction. Bicyclists are encouraged to use caution while riding through the construction zone.
ABOUT BEAVERTON
Beaverton is a welcoming and responsible city that enjoys one of the most diverse populations in Oregon. In 2015, Beaverton was recognized as one of the safest cities in the Pacific Northwest (according to CQ Press for cities more than 75,000). Recently, the city's award-winning finance department received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award as well as the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting. In 2012, the city was awarded the Mayors' Climate Protection Award from the U.S. Conference of Mayors. It was named one of the 100 Best Places to Live in America by Money magazine and recognized as one of the best places to raise kids by BusinessWeek magazine. The city was named one of the top 25 Suburbs for Retirement by Forbes.com and one of the 100 Best Walking Cities in America by Prevention magazine. The city also received the Recycler of the Year award from the Association of Oregon Recyclers, named a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundati on, received a Bronze Award Bicycle Friendly Community designation by the League of American Bicyclists, and recognized as one of the Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Communities. Lastly, the city's nationally acclaimed visioning program was named Public Involvement Project of the Year--Best Planning Project by the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Cascade Chapter and also received the prestigious 3CMA Award of Excellence.
For more information, reminders and community news, visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov. Also follow Beaverton on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CityofBeaverton, or Twitter at www.twitter.com/CityofBeaverton.
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