Washington County is closing in on a years-long quest to replace two culverts on White Creek, a small tributary to Gales Creek that enters the stream near the junction of highways 6 and 8.
Washington County residents who want the Oregon Legislature to hear directly from them on local transportation system needslike Highway 6 safety issueswill have an opportunity to do just that Sept. 27 in Hillsboro at the final stop of a listening tour by the Joint Committee on Transportation.
Oregon will receive nearly $43 million from the federal government to repair roads damaged by recent natural disasters, the states two U.S. senators announced Monday.
After years of delays, and after more than tripling in estimated costs, a bridge project that will result in a four month road closure of Stringtown Road is scheduled to begin July 29.
A major project aimed at reopening Timber Road, closed due to a landslide on the Highway 6 side since March 6, may soon begin construction. A contractor is expected to be selected by Friday.
Want to advise the Oregon Transportation Commission on transportation issues in rural western Washington County? Two positions each for a two-year term on a regional commission are opening in January for just that purpose.�
