Built! Construction Wraps Up on Garden Corner Curves

The transportation improvements at Garden Corner Curves were officially commissioned and celebrated in a half-day of events on Saturday, November 20 with cider, donuts, bubbles, children’s activities, a scavenger hunt, plants and other prizes, speeches – and a marching band.  

Construction at Garden Corner Curves began in July 2020 and was largely completed in October. The project provides major upgrades to the corridor that follows SW 105th Avenue/Blake Street/108th Avenue between Avery and Willow Streets. Improvements in the Garden Corner Curves corridor include a new shared use path, flashing beacons at Moratoc Drive and Blake/108th Ave., a high visibility raised crossing, and a driver feedback sign that displays vehicle speed. The expected result will be a good place for people to safely drive, walk, or ride their bikes. 

The ceremony included a special “thank you” for the many community volunteers who helped advocate for the project and shape the project design. Former City Councilor Robert Kellogg was also honored. Kellogg became involved in Tualatin civic life as the Ibach CIO’s president, promoting solutions for his neighborhood’s #1 priority – Garden Corner Curves.  

“We couldn’t be happier with the result” says Mike McCarthy, P.E. the City’s Principal Transportation Engineer and Bond Program Director. McCarthy notes this complex transportation project required the services of 300 professionals and 40 different companies - not including the materials suppliers (for cement, pipes, plants, etc.).

This project was funded by Tualatin Movign Forward, the transportation bond program approved by voters in 2018. To date, 20 projects have been completed and more are on the way. The projects address routes and trouble spots identified by community members as priorities. 

To learn more about the Garden Corner Curves project, go to www.TualatinMovingForward.com.