News Release from: City of Beaverton
BEAVERTON PLANS 10 STREET OVERLAY PROJECTS THIS SPRING
Posted: May 10th, 2013 11:32 AM
Photo/sound file: http://www.flashalertnewswire.net/images/news/2013-05/1786/64175/PublicWorks.jpg (The city’s street construction crew maintains 220 miles of city streets, 24 bridges, 16 culverts, and 14 miles of pedestrian paths. )
The City of Beaverton public works department will be busy with street overlays this spring. Beginning May 13, city street crews will work through June to overlay 10 city streets.
"Beaverton cares about its roads," said Mayor Denny Doyle. "The men and women of our public works department work hard to maintain our streets. It is important that we keep them in good condition."
The list of roads that will be overlaid includes:
* Fifth Street from Griffith Drive to Maple Street
* Laurel Street from 103rd to the end of the street
* Imperial Drive from King Boulevard to King Boulevard
* Princess Avenue from King Boulevard to Imperial Drive
* Bel Aire Drive from Denney Road to Cynthia Court
* Electric Street, from Hocken Avenue to the end of the street
* Tualaway Avenue from Electric Street to TV Highway
* 155th Avenue from Bristol Lane to Beard Road
* Beard Road from 155th Avenue to Murray Boulevard
* 149th Place from Ruby Street to the end of the street
A street pavement overlay consists of grinding off some of the old asphalt and placing back compacted hot mix asphalt, including adjusting all utilities to the new street elevation. This approach to pavement preservation provides improved ride quality, reduces the overall cost of maintaining the street, reduces noise levels, and adds curb appeal and value to homes in the neighborhood. Major resurfacing projects such as asphalt overlays are prioritized through the use of field inspections and pavement management software.
The spring street overlays are expected to be completed by June 30 pending dry weather. Notification letters are sent to affected neighborhoods two weeks prior to the beginning of each street overlay. For more information, please contact the city's project manager, Debbie Martisak at 503-350-4084.
The city's street construction crew maintains 220 miles of city streets, 24 bridges, 16 culverts, and 14 miles of pedestrian paths.
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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