Built!

You may have encountered construction underway this summer along many Tualatin roads, and noticed new sidewalks, bike lanes and pedestrian crossings. This is all possible thanks to the $20 million transportation bond measure approved by voters in May 2018 – called Tualatin Moving Forward.

The map of citywide transportation and traffic safety improvements applies a “Built” sticker to commemorate every completed project. To track progress on these projects, you can take a look online at TualatinMovingForward.com. Or, better yet, walk, ride your bike, or drive to see the completed projects yourself.

As this year’s long construction season comes to an end, 12 projects have now been completed in every corner of the city and two more projects are under construction. With the five-year bond program nearing the halfway mark, almost half of the planned projects are already completed or underway.

An important milestone reached was the start for construction of the signature project at Garden Corner Curves (SW 105th Avenue/Blake Street/108th Avenue between Avery and Willow Streets). Work is underway before the departure of Tualatin City Councilor Robert Kellogg, a project sponsor and long-time booster on behalf of the Ibach CIO (Community Involvement Organization) who presided over a virtual groundbreaking ceremony at the September 28 City Council meeting.

Another highly visible traffic safety project is on Boones Ferry Road at Tualatin High School. To promote student safety there, crews are installing a new mid-block crossing with pedestrian-activated flashing beacons close to the south entrance to the school. At the same time sidewalks are being constructed where gaps exist along Boones Ferry near the crossing.

In the final years of the bond program, the City will take on large-scale projects intended to help relieve congestion: at the Tualatin Road/Teton and Martinazzi/Sagert intersections, the Tualatin-Sherwood Road/I-5 interchange, and several other areas with heavy traffic.

Construction for Tualatin Moving Forward projects has stayed on-schedule despite extra precautions imposed across all construction sites for the COVID-19 pandemic. Overall, the program remains on-target to be completed within the five-year window. “We are still moving forward and finding new ways to deliver projects safely, with the community engaged,” says Jeff Fuchs P.E., Tualatin Public Works Director.

To learn more about Tualatin Moving Forward, go to www.TualatinMovingForward.com.