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In this email:
Over the past few months, our crews have been working hard to complete the Hall Boulevard overpass in Tigard. While we originally planned to reopen the overpass before the holiday season, the completion date has moved to early 2025. This change is due to several reasons including a car crash that damaged a steel piling, along with other construction material and scheduling delays.
Since March when the bridge was demolished, crews completed new retaining walls and complex foundation work involving extensive underground tasks to ensure the safety and structural integrity of the future overpass. Once the foundation work passed all our tests, we moved on to setting the horizontal steel support beams. At the end of last month, crews placed and secured all 14 beam segments over the course of eight nights, finishing two nights ahead of schedule.
Moving forward, the work will be more visible as we focus on the bridge deck, or surface. This work will involve setting plywood forms, installing rebar, pouring concrete, constructing sidewalks and railings, and completing signals and utility work. Once bike and pedestrian access is restored on the new overpass, the temporary bridge will be dismantled.
We know these closures are an inconvenience for travelers and project neighbors and we greatly appreciate your patience. We will continue to provide updates and more detail on the reopening date as work on the overpass is completed.
 Crews installing the steel support beams for the new Hall Blvd overpass in Tigard.
 Getting started on the formwork that will shape the reinforced concrete bridge.
The overall project remains on schedule to be complete at the end of next year. 2025 will mark our fourth and final year of construction and will include final paving and opening of the new auxiliary lanes as well as completion of storm pipe work, replanting vegetation, and clean up activities.
Over the last three years, our teams have completed a myriad of activities, including:
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Excavation: In order to build the new auxiliary lanes we have excavated approximately 150,000 cubic yards of material - equivalent to filling 46 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
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Storm pipe installation: To date, we’ve installed over 9,000 feet of storm pipe, which is approximately 25 football fields lined end to end.
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Pile driving: We’ve driven approximately 6,000 feet of piles, or cylindrical foundations. Stacked vertically, that would equal over 11 KOIN Towers.
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Asphalt paving: We have paved over 60,000 tons of asphalt, weighing as much as 400 Statues of Liberty.
Overall, the project is now more than 75% complete and we’re looking forward to a safer and more reliable highway in 2025 and beyond.
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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