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In this email:
Starting Friday night, Sept. 20, at 9 p.m. plan for a weekend closure of seven on- and off-ramps along southbound OR 217 between Allen Boulevard and Greenburg Road for paving. Ramps will reopen by Monday morning, Sept. 23, at 5 a.m. At least one lane on OR 217 south will remain open allowing for regional traffic to continue traveling through the area. If additional time is needed to complete the work, it will happen the weekend of Sept. 27-30. We will send out notice if the second weekend is needed.
The seven southbound ramps that will close Sept. 20-23 are:
- Allen Boulevard off-ramp
- Denney Road on-ramp
- Hall Boulevard off-ramp
- Hall Boulevard on-ramp
- Scholls Ferry Road off-ramp
- Scholls Ferry Road on-ramp
- Greenburg Road off-ramp (Sunday night only)
 Several ramps on southbound OR 217 will close for paving Sept. 20-23.
Crews will grind down the pavement on the existing ramps and lay down a top, final layer of asphalt to tie in with the new auxiliary lanes and make for a smooth driving surface. Closing the ramps for a weekend allows us to pave faster and more efficiently and provides a safer work zone for our crews and travelers. The contractor may open or close the identified ramps as work progresses.
Please note: Paving is dependent on many factors, including weather, and is subject to change at any time.
Check tripcheck.com for up-to-date traffic impacts on detour routes. Plan ahead and use alternate routes depending on your final destination.
Starting Wednesday night, Sept. 18, plan for directional closures of OR 217 between Greenburg Road and OR 99W for multiple nights. These will be in place nightly between Sept. 18 and Sept. 28 while crews install the horizontal steel beams that will support the new Hall Boulevard overpass in Tigard. The lanes will reopen for daytime traffic. Read more details about this work on the project website.
The weekend ramp closures for paving will overlap with the nighttime directional closures of OR 217 on Friday and Saturday nights, Sept. 20 and 21.
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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