Category: Highways

  • Two cities, two different visions for TV Highway

    In this morning’s Oregonian (in the West Metro community news section of the paper’s print edition, which does not yet appear to be posted online), Andrew Theen and Nicole Friedman report on differing visions for Tualatin Valley Highway (OR-8), a major east-west thoroughfare connecting the cities of Beaverton and Hillsboro. The highway–the route of TriMet’s…

  • Appeal to be filed against Pinot-Casino Highway

    It appears that the Pinot-Casino Highway (sometimes known as the Newberg-Dundee Bypass, which broke ground last week, although construction does not start until next year) has attracted legal opposition opposing the construction–albeit from an unusual place. Phase 1 of the project (which will likely be signed as an extension of OR18) runs from an intersection…

  • Possibilities for jurisdictional transfers of highways

    In a recent article on 82nd Avenue, the subject of jurisdictional transfers came up. Many streets and highways in the Portland area are managed and operated by ODOT, and in some cases this is inappropriate. (There are several other locally-managed roads for which ODOT ownership might be more appropriate). This article takes a look at…

  • Guest Post: Proposal for Upgraded Columbia Corridor/Bypass 30 Reroute

    Another guest post by frequent reader and commenter dan w. We wish to remind readers that we are happy to run guest posts–simply email submissions to one of the moderators–ES. Serving the Rivergate Industrial District, Portland Airport and a plethora of other industrial/employment centers, the Columbia Corridor–aka Bypass 30 and its parallel routes–is a vital…