News Release from: City of Beaverton
BEAVERTON IMPROVES FIFTH STREET WITH OVERLAY
Posted: May 7th, 2013 4:55 PM
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The City of Beaverton's public works department will be busy with street overlays this spring. From May 13 through May 16, the street maintenance team will perform a street overlay on Fifth Street between Griffith Drive and Maple Street. The work will run from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The closure will use a one lane traffic control plan. Both directions will be running, expect delays at the intersection where the paving is taking place. Road closures will be posted at Alger Road and Griffith Drive when paving the intersection.
"The city's strong commitment to street maintenance enhances public safety through the preservation of our streets," said Deborah Martisak, public works project manager. "It's important that we maintain our infrastructure by continually investing in these critical assets."
The city's public works street maintenance team maintains 221 miles of Beaverton streets, 17 bridges, 13 culverts, three pedestrian paths bridges, and 13.99 miles of pedestrian paths.
For more information, please contact the city's public works project manager, Deborah Martisak, at 503-350-4084.
In 2013, Beaverton was again recognized as the safest city in Oregon. Since 2007, Beaverton has been named one of the safest cities in the Northwest. In 2012, the city was awarded the Mayors' Climate Protection Award from the U.S. Conference of Mayors. It was one of just four cities of its size recently recognized as a "Smarter City" energy leader by the Natural Resources Defense Council and one of the 100 Best Places to Live in America by Money magazine. In addition, Beaverton was named one of the best places to raise kids by BusinessWeek magazine, an All-America City finalist, as one of the top 25 Suburbs for Retirement by Forbes.com, one of the 100 Best Walking Cities in America by Prevention magazine, the Recycler of the Year from the Association of Oregon Recyclers, a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation, a Bronze Award Bicycle Friendly Community designation by the League of American Bicyclists and as one of the Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Communit
ies, the Beaverton Community Vision program was named Public Involvement Project of the Year--Best Planning Project by the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Cascade Chapter. Beaverton also enjoys one of the most diverse populations in Oregon. For more information, please visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov or follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CityofBeaverton.
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