Edited to include open house location:

Oregon Department of Transportation staff will be on hand during a public open house to talk about the OR 217 improvement project and answer questions about proposed changes. The open house is 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 23, Whitford Middle School, 7935 S.W. Scholls Ferry Road, Beaverton.



The design phase of the project includes information on these topics:

Build on-ramp to off-ramp auxiliary lanes southbound from Beaverton Hillsdale Highway to Greenburg Road and northbound from OR 99W to Scholls Ferry Road.

Add a frontage road between Allen Boulevard and Denney Road interchanges, removing a southbound on-ramp and a southbound off-ramp. The new interchange will function like the Canyon Road/Beaverton Hillsdale Highway interchange.

Add an additional lane to the northbound off-ramp to Scholls Ferry Road.

Replace the Hall Boulevard bridge over OR 217 at Pfaffle Street.

Conduct a noise study to determine the feasibility of sound walls.

Construction is expected to begin in 2020.



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RALEIGH HILLS 8:49 a.m.; Crash on Southwest Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway at 56th Avenue.



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LLOYD DISTRICT 8:30 a.m.; Crash on Northeast Broadway at 15th Avenue.



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GOOSE HOLLOW 7:47 a.m.; Injury crash reported at Southwest Jefferson Street at 20th Avenue.



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INTERSTATE BRIDGE 7:23 a.m.; Crash blocks the left lane I-5 southbound on the bridge. Vancouver traffic already feeling the squeeze.



Update 8:06 a.m.; More than a half-hour later, this crash is finally clear. The backup extends to Hazel Dell.

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SOUTHWEST PORTLAND 7:16 a.m.; Stall blocks the left lane of I-5 southbound at Terwilliger.



Update 7:45 a.m.; Cleared.

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NORTHEAST PORTLAND 6:40 a.m.; Injury crash reported on Northeast 82nd Avenue and Prescott Street.



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OR 217 6:35 a.m.; Crash blocks the right lane of OR 217 northbound at Walker Road onramp, just prior to U.S. 26 eastbound exit.



Update 7:16 a.m.; Cleared.

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Clackamas County road crews will close lanes on the Carver Bridge between 7 p.m. and 5 a.m. beginning Tuesday, May 29, through Friday June 1 for pavement repairs. Expect delays or choose an alternate route.



ODOT's popular Columbia Gorge Express bus service begins its third year on Friday May 25 and will extend the service as far east as Hood River. On June 11, the service will also expand days and operate seven days a week, year-round.

The bus travels from Gateway Transit Center in Portland to Rooster Rock State Park, Multnomah Falls, Cascade Locks and now, Hood River. Service will begin at 8:30 a.m. Friday when the first bus of the day leaves Gateway Transit Center. The last bus of the day departs Hood River for Portland at 7:10 p.m.



Round-trip ticket from Gateway Transit Center to Multnomah Falls cost $5 per person and an all-day, hop-on/hop-off pass is $15 for individuals and $40 for a group of up to four people (group pass only available online). Children 6 and younger ride for free. Details: http://columbiagorgeexpress.com



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