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City Council Takes Virtual Tour of Transportation Projects
On September 13, Tualatin City Council toured seven transportation projects underway or completed citywide. The annual Council tours were initiated in 2019 as part of Tualatin Moving Forward. These projects are part of the $20 million program for transportation improvements approved by voters in May 2018 to help relieve congestion, improve neighborhood traffic safety, and provide safe access to schools and parks.
There’s a high level of public interest in three of the “signature” projects Council members visited.
- Garden Corridor Curves: 105th and 108th Avenues, Moratoc Drive to Willow Street: rebuilding the roadway and improving bicycle and pedestrian safety.
- Martinazzi Avenue and Sagert Street: rebuilding this busy intersection and installing traffic signals.
- Tualatin-Sherwood Road: Martinazzi Avenue to I-5: widening the roadway and reconfiguring lanes to reduce traffic congestion.
The Garden Corridor Curves and Martinazzi/Sagert projects will be completed this year. The design for the Tualatin-Sherwood Road/I-5 intersection is awaiting approval from Oregon Department of Transportation.
For the second year in a row, the tour was a virtual event due to the pandemic. Council members jumped on their “All-Electric Bus” to catch up on projects. They heard project updates accompanied by the latest construction photos, and viewed video clips – including a very realistic video shot from a pedestrian’s perspective walking along Highway 99W.
“The video of 99W illustrates why the five cities (Tualatin, Tigard, Durham, King City and Sherwood) need to jointly advocate for improvements,” Mayor Frank Bubenik noted.
City Council members were impressed by the progress. Tualatin Moving Forward is now in its third year. 16 bond-funded projects have been completed to date, and another 12 are underway.
“Thank you for the tour – there were no fumes in the back of the bus,” Councilor Valerie Pratt joked, referring to the all-virtual tour.
“I really appreciate the public engagement and fact that we’re honoring our citizens who supported the bond and this work,” said Councilor Bridget Brooks.
