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Expect delays and traffic back-ups on and around southbound OR 217 Sept.
8-11. Two ramps in the area will also close.
Crews will reduce southbound OR 217 to one lane for a half-mile section near the Greenburg Road interchange for one weekend starting tonight, Sept. 8, at 9 p.m. The southbound on-ramp from Scholls Ferry Road and the southbound off-ramp to Greenburg Road will also close. These impacts will be in place around-the-clock over the weekend, reopening by 5 a.m. Monday morning, Sept. 11. Expect traffic slowdowns, delays, and congestion in this section of OR 217 and the surrounding area.
About the weekend ramp closures:
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The Scholls Ferry Road on-ramp to southbound OR 217.
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The Greenburg Road off-ramp from southbound OR 217.
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Detour: Continue south to the OR 99W off-ramp (exit 6). Use the on-ramp to get onto northbound OR 217 and exit at Greenburg Road.
 Southbound OR 217 reduced to one lane for one weekend spanning the Greenburg Road interchange.
These closures are required to build a section of the new auxiliary lane on OR 217 which will reduce congestion by giving drivers more space and time to merge safely when it opens in 2025. Work activities will be similar to what took place in the northbound direction last month, with crews reinforcing the highway shoulder to support the future lane. This work zone is shorter than on the northbound side, with crews able to complete this construction in a weekend.
If you are able, plan ahead, avoid the area or travel at a different time. Check tripcheck.com before you travel to plan your route.
We have one more night of directional closures scheduled this week. All northbound lanes of OR 217 will be fully closed overnight from Scholls Ferry Road to Hall Boulevard between 11:59 p.m. tonight, Friday, Sept 8 and 6 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 9. The Scholls Ferry Road on-ramp to northbound OR 217 will also close.
We completed work on the southbound side of the highway last night. The directional closures this week have allowed crews to install horizontal concrete box beams needed to continue the widening work on the Hall Boulevard overpass in Beaverton. When all the widening work is complete, there will be sidewalks and bicycle lanes in both directions on the bridge. Thank you for your patience as we take necessary steps to safely complete these improvements!
 One of the new concrete box beams being installed under the Hall Boulevard overpass in Beaverton.
The southbound OR 217 Denney Road ramps remain closed into the fall as crews build the new southbound frontage road. When the frontage road opens, a new traffic pattern will be in place for drivers exiting southbound OR 217 to Denney Road as well as those entering southbound OR 217 from Allen Boulevard. The Allen Boulevard on-ramp to OR 217 south and the Denney Road off-ramp from OR 217 south will permanently close. Stay tuned for more information as we approach this milestone.
The OR 217 Auxiliary Lanes Project will construct auxiliary lanes in both directions of OR 217 between Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway and OR 99W. Auxiliary lanes are ramp-to-ramp connections on the highway that help reduce congestion by giving drivers more space and time to merge safely. This decreases conflicts, improves safety and the flow of traffic, and ultimately allows the existing lanes to work more efficiently. We expect up to 73,000 hours of travel time saved each year with these improvements.
We aren't just making improvements to the highway itself. We also need to make the area surrounding OR 217 safer for all users. In partnership with the City of Beaverton and Washington County, we are making targeted improvements to local bicycle and pedestrian routes.
Learn more about this project and stay up-to-date with current traffic impacts by visiting the project website.
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