Road crews will close lanes on OR 212 for utility relocation work coming ahead of a major road improvement project from Interstate 205 to Boring.
Travelers on OR 212 will see day and nighttime lane closures for the next three months. The work zone is 12 miles long and continues into much of 2020. Other disruptions include sidewalk closures, flaggers directing traffic intermittently through one travel lane, and a full 12-day closure near Boring for the summer of 2020.
Map of the project area for OR 212 construction. ODOT
The project includes:
- Repairing and repaving the highway.
- ADA compliant sidewalk curb ramps and pedestrians’ facilities at 26 intersections along OR 212.
- A new fish-friendly bridge at North Fork Deep Creek, which is now carried under OR 212 by corrugated pipe.
In Vancouver, the on-ramp from Main Street to southbound Interstate 5 will close 7 a.m.-4 p.m. daily through Thursday, Dec. 12. Crews will be performing electrical work along the ramp. Use caution in the area and choose an alternate route.
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NORTHWEST PORTLAND 8:10 a.m.: Reports of a head-on crash on Northwest Skyline Boulevard near Burnside. Avoid the area.
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BEAVERTON 6:30 a.m.: Crash on Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway just west of OR 217 near Griffith Drive. Lanes blocked in the area and eastbound traffic is very slow. Use an alternate route.
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Elevators at Sunset Transit Center
TriMet plans to reopen the south station elevator, serving the eastbound platform at Sunset Transit Center by noon Monday. Be aware that the parking garage elevator is still down for remodeling. It will reopen in mid-February.
The pedestrian track crossing created at the eastside of the station will be blocked off with barricades beginning Friday, Dec. 13.
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