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January 2024 Update
PBOT released the 82nd Avenue Major Maintenance project 60 percent design concept for public review — the result of nine months of public engagement, safety and traffic analysis, and design progress.
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December 2023 Update
Projects in construction:
Planned construction activities this month include underground and sewer work on NE/SE 82nd Avenue at the intersections of:
Projects in design:
- The project team is working toward 60% design on the 82nd Avenue Major Maintenance project, after incorporating feedback from businesses and the community this summer. We anticipate sharing a 60% design in January 2024.
- This fall we started public engagement on the 82nd Avenue Glisan and Davis Signal Improvements project. Approximately 375 respondents provided feedback on two draft design concepts. The project team is also meeting with immediately adjacent businesses and property owners.
- The project team is also working toward 95% design on a second package of crossing improvements, at SE Ramona, Tolman, and Lambert streets.
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Overview
82nd Avenue is in disrepair and needs urgent maintenance and safety repairs. PBOT will invest federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to deliver more lighting, safer crossings, smoother pavement, sidewalk and accessibility improvements, and upgraded traffic signals.
Learn more about the types of improvements below or by viewing the 82nd Avenue Critical Fixes Factsheet.
Improvement Types | |
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STREET LIGHTING | |
CROSSINGS | |
CORRIDOR SAFETY | |
PAVEMENT & CURB RAMPS | |
TRAFFIC SIGNALS |
Timeline
Critical Fixes will take place through the end of 2026. Construction of these improvements must be built by the end 2026 or PBOT will lose this federal funding.
Community calls for Critical Fixes
The jurisdictional transfer of 82nd Avenue and Critical Fixes investments are the culmination of years of work by community and their state and local representatives. Community advocates have put lots of resources into developing a vision for 82nd Avenue and have worked hard to hold local governments accountable for addressing the urgent repair and safety needs along the corridor. Watch this video to hear directly from local community about the need for Building a Better 82nd.
Crossings and Traffic Signals
Pedestrian Crossings
Between 2023 and 2026, PBOT and ODOT will add 14 new or upgraded pedestrian crossings on 82nd Avenue to improve safety and fill many of the existing crossing gaps.
Crossings planned for construction in 2023 and 2024 at:
- NE Beech Street
- NE Klickitat Street
- NE Schuyler Street
- SE Ash Street
- SE Clinton Street
- SE Tibbetts Street
- SE Cooper Street*
- SE Knapp Street
- SE Clatsop Street*
Crossing planned for construction in 2025 and 2026 at:
Completed crossings:
* This project will be completed by the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT).
Traffic Signals
Between 2023 and 2026, PBOT will construct 13 new or improved traffic signals. Signals will include modern safety and traffic operation technology at the following locations: