The closure will allow crews to align the on-ramp with the new auxiliary lane that will be part of OR 217
The Greenburg Road on-ramp to northbound OR 217 will close for 11 days starting Friday.
July 24, 2024
Contact: Don Hamilton, 503-704-7452
TIGARD -- Starting Friday night July 26, the Southwest Greenburg Road on-ramp to northbound OR 217 will close for 11 days while crews align the ramp with the new, future auxiliary lane on the highway.
The auxiliary lane will reduce congestion by giving drivers more space and time to merge safely when it opens in 2025.
Here’s what you need to know:
- The Greenburg on-ramp to northbound OR 217 will close for 11 days starting at 9 p.m. Friday, July 26. The ramp is scheduled to reopen by 5 a.m. Monday, Aug. 5.
- As a detour, take the Greenburg Road on-ramp southbound on OR 217 and use the OR 99W interchange to return to northbound OR 217.
As with all construction, the closure schedule is subject to change. Check Tripcheck.com before you travel to plan your route and note the congestion levels
In the area, crews have also closed one lane in each direction on the Scholls Ferry Road overpass between Washington Square Road and Cascade Avenue, a closure which will be in place for up to four months. One lane in each direction on the overpass will remain open. This work allows crews to upgrade the safety railings, similar to work on the Allen Boulevard overpass earlier in the project and repave the overpass.
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.
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