When you think of back-to-school, think safety. Motorists need to pay attention to school zones, school buses, and school children. The speed limit in a school zone is 20 mph when: a yellow light on a school zone sign is flashing, between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. on school days as posted, and at crosswalks near school grounds when children are present (as posted). School buses turn on flashing yellow lights to warn traffic that the bus is stopping to load or unload children. When the school bus turns on its flashing red lights, drivers from both directions must stop before reaching the bus and remain stopped until the bus turns off the flashing red lights.

Over the holiday weekend and through September 12, law enforcement agencies statewide will be working overtime to improve safety on Oregon’s roadways. In addition to traditional efforts aimed at reducing drunk and drugged driving, officers will monitor safety belt usage, with a particular emphasis on child passengers.

Expect lane closures and delays on Hall Boulevard from Allen to Hart Road during the City of Beaverton's paving project. The project also includes replacement of four bus pads and traffic signal upgrades at Denny Road. The work is funded by the federal economic stimulus program (ARRA).

185th Avenue south of Kinnaman is paved. Striping will follow. Expect delays.

The traffic signal next to Stoller Middle School and Jacob Wismer Elementary will be operational by end of day today, September 3. The intersection will be striped and the sidewalks completed just in time for school. This is part of the Kaiser/Bethany and Kaiser/Laidlaw project.

Susbauer Road between Wren and Hornecker roads remains closed until September 15.

The Banks/Vernonia Trail Extension is coming along nicely. The bridge is in and road work will occur over the next month. A ribbon cutting celebration is planned for October 29.

Asphalt overlay paving continues on neighborhood streets in the urban unincorporated area. This work is funded by the Urban Road Maintenance District.

The paving project on Laurelwood Road has experienced a delay. For the next four days, there will be a three-inch edge down the center of the road from Hartley to Parmele roads. The contractor is expected to complete the project Tuesday, September 7. Gaston Road is next on the paving schedule.

The final layer of the chip seal treatment will be applied on Mountain Home, Kruger, Elligsen, 65th, Norwood and 82nd.

County crews and our night striping contractor will be striping roads for as long as the paint and the weather last. Roads paved this summer and major roads that carry the most traffic will be painted first. Motorists are reminded to not drive over the wet stripes.

Community Service crews will be maintaining landscape along the south side of Scholls Ferry Road from 135th to Conestoga this weekend, September 4 and 5. County crews plan to cut brush and trim trees along Gales Creek Road from Sheelar Lane to Hwy 6 and Kansas City Road from Kemper to Greenville.

Drainage maintenance crews continue working along Farmington Road from River Road to 209th and on Clark Hill Road from Farmington to Scholls Ferry. The bridge crew is repairing a bulkhead on the Dairy Creek Road bridge just north of Mountaindale Road.

ODOT's contractor is scheduled to start paving Farmington Road from 198th to Kinnaman on September 9. All lanes will remain open during daytime hours. Work requiring lane closures and flagging will occur at night. Washington County is providing funding for this long needed repaving project. For more information, contact ODOT at 503-731-8281. To report incidents requiring immediate attention, call 503-283-5859 (24-hour coverage).

Large bridge beams will be delivered to Cornelius Pass Road the week of September 13. Expect delays during delivery. 

Have a safe Labor Day holiday!

• Night time road closure on Hall Blvd on Monday September 13.
• Construction is primarily at night between 8pm and 5am.
• Expect daytime delays and lane closures throughout the project.  
• For questions view the project website, call the project hotline 503.846.7807, or follow us on Twitter (http://twitter.com/99W_Tigard).

• Cornelius Pass Road remains closed. It's on schedule to reopen in December 2010.
• Large bridge beams will be delivered to the job site the week of September 13. Read more..
• Bridge replacement and utility work continues.