NE Jackson School Road: Temporary Closure To Replace Culvert At Glencoe Creek In Hillsboro

Hillsboro OR

13 July, 2021

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Press release from the City of Hillsboro: July 9, 2021 Welcome to Hillsboro's Digital Newsroom! Here you will find Hillsboro's latest news and announcements. If you are a member of the media and need additional assistance, please contact us at 503-681-6100. Get the latest news and events directly to your email inbox with Happening in Hillsboro email updates. Sign up for COVID-19 email updates NE Jackson School Road: Temporary Closure to Replace Culvert at Glencoe Creek From July 19 – September 17, 2021, all lanes of NE Jackson School Road – between NE Harewood Street and NE Evergreen Road – will be temporarily closed to replace the culvert at Glencoe Creek. This work must occur during the fish passage window, as required by permit. What You Need to Know About the Closure Local access to homes with driveways on NE Jackson School Road – south of the culvert via NE Harewood Street, and north of the closure via NE Evergreen Road - will be maintained at all times, with minor delays. Local residents may experience some project-related noise during work time (Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm). During the closure, emergency responders will have priority access. Service providers – such as the postal service and garbage haulers – will be notified to limit service disruptions to affected homes. The detour routes for through traffic south of the culvert will be NE Harewood and NE Grant Streets, and NE Evergreen Road for traffic north of the culvert. (see attached map) This work is weather dependent, and dates may change. Help Protect Our Workers The City of Hillsboro is committed to continuing to deliver essential projects while protecting the health and safety of our workers and Hillsboro community members. With safety on the forefront of our minds, the City is taking safety precautions on our jobsites and offices. Please help support our crews working on this project – and other projects in the City – by: Keeping Your Distance: For the health and safety for everyone, please give crews the space to complete their work while maintaining proper distance. Slowing Down: Speed is a major factor in crashes. If you must drive in a work zone, follow the speed limit and pay attention to the road conditions ahead of you. Using an Alternate Route: If possible, avoid streets with posted work zones. Obey Speed and Warning Signs: Work zone signs are for anyone traveling through – whether the person is walking, biking, rolling, or driving. They are there for your safety and will help prevent a collision. Carefully Move Over: When possible, give workers more room between them and your vehicle, but do not veer into an oncoming traffic lane. Maintain Extra Space: Rear-end crashes are extremely common in work zones. Maintain extra space between you and the person in front of you at all times. Expect Delays: Our goal is to get you through our work zone safely, while also completing our street improvements in an efficient manner. Please be patient. More About Planned Improvements & Timeline Currently, NE Jackson School Road is a two-lane roadway with an intermittent center turn lane, intermittent sidewalks, limited roadway lighting, and no bicycle facilities. On average, approximately 8,000 vehicles travel on NE Jackson School Road each day. This is projected to increase to approximately 10,000 vehicles per day in the next 20 years. Improving the Jackson School Road corridor has been part of the area's Transportation System Plan for more than four decades. The key goals of the project are to: Improve access to and from NE Jackson School Road and adjacent residential neighborhoods for all modes of travel. Encourage active transportation by providing enhanced bicycle and pedestrian facilities. Construct a roadway to meet current and future demands Project improvements will include curbs, sidewalks, raised bike lanes, a continuous center turn lane, and signage and sight distance improvements, as well as underground utilities, storm drainage upgrades, and the addition of street lighting and landscaped planter strips with street trees. The project is on schedule for completion in fall 2022. Undergrounding Utilities: Spring 2020 through Summer 2021 Closure 1 – Hamby Park Culvert: Completed Spring 2020 Closure 2 – Roundabout at NE Jackson School Rd and NE Harewood St intersection: Spring 2021 Closure 3 – North side culvert at Glencoe Creek: Summer 2021 Final paving: Summer to Fall 2021 Restoration and planting: Fall to Spring 2022 Harold Eastman Memorial Rose Garden: Roses are scheduled to return home in Fall 2022 Stay in the Know Please keep an eye out for the next project update online and by email in September 2021. You can always find additional project details by visiting the Jackson School Road Project webpage, reading the Frequently Asked Questions, or by contacting the City directly: Construction Hotline: 503-681-5399 Email: [email protected] This press release was produced by the City of Hillsboro. The views expressed are the author's own.