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• Nike’s further expansion adds $3.1 million to county road fund

• Metro Transportation Task Force meets in Beaverton

• US 26/Cedar Hills intersection costs

Nike’s further expansion adds $3.1 million to county road fund

The Washington County Board of County Commissioners approved an amendment at its September 3 meeting to accept an additional payment from Nike for road improvements around its campus.

In April 2013, Nike announced a proposed expansion of its World Headquarters Campus. In December 2014, Nike obtained County land use approval for the expansion. In March 2016, the Board of Commissioners adopted an agreement for the funding and construction of the following County road safety and capacity improvements adjacent to Nike’s World Headquarters Campus:

• 158th Avenue: 5-lane improvement (Walker Road to MAX line south of Jenkins Road), includes both interim and permanent Westside Trail improvements (complete)

• Jenkins Road: 5-lane improvement (158th Avenue to Murray Boulevard) (under construction)

• Walker Road: 5-lane improvement (from west of 158th Avenue to Butner Road)

• Walker Road/Murray Boulevard intersection capacity improvements

Expansion of the Nike campus has afforded an opportunity to leverage Nike’s significant Transportation Development Tax (TDT) payments to advance these long-needed road safety and capacity improvements that will benefit County residents and businesses that rely on these roads every day. Funding for these road improvements will be a combination of TDT and Major Streets Transportation Improvement Program (MSTIP).

Key provisions of the original agreement included:

• Nike’s commitment to prepay its $10.1 million TDT obligation for three new buildings approved in 2014, in order to advance the road projects as soon as possible.

• Nike’s commitment to dedicate approximately two acres of right-of-way and/or easements needed to construct the road improvements at no cost to the County.

• Nike’s voluntary commitment to provide additional easements needed to facilitate construction of a significant segment of the Westside Regional Trail along its 158th Avenue frontage.

• Washington County’s commitment to deliver these much-needed road improvements.

Key provisions of the amendment include:

• An additional Nike TDT payment of $3.1 million, for a fourth new building approved in February 2017 and currently under construction, will be applied to completing the road improvements identified in the original agreement.

• Nike will voluntarily dedicate additional right-of-way and easements needed for the road improvements.

• Updated project delivery schedule.

Many of us would like to see an additional right turn lane added to the Murray to Jenkins intersection, but that’s not in the plans.

Metro Transportation Task Force meets in Beaverton

Wednesday, September 18, 5:30-7:30pm, Beaverton City Hall, council chamber, 12725 SW Millikan Way, Beaverton

The Transportation Funding Task Force advises the Metro Council on the development of a possible 2020 regional transportation investment measure. The group usually meets in Portland at the Metro headquarters, but local officials, including BCC Chair Harrington, have been urging it to bring meetings to Washington County. The task force will meet regularly through the spring of 2020.

Written comments: Although public comment is welcomed at meetings, you are encouraged to share written comments with the Task Force. Please email comments to getmoving@oregonmetro.gov. Comments received by 2 p.m. on the day of the meeting will be printed for the meeting. 

This event is wheelchair accessible.

US 26/Cedar Hills intersection costs

Washington County oversaw the project for improvements at the eastbound off-ramp from US Hwy 26 at Cedar Hills Boulevard. The original scope of the project added a signal at the intersection, and pedestrian facilities along the east side of Cedar Hills Boulevard. The scope was expanded to include widening the eastbound US Hwy 26 exit ramp and adding a widened sidewalk along Cedar Hills Boulevard.

The widened ramp opened and the signals were activated on May 3, 2019. The total cost for the project was $2,381,606

The project is within the City of Beaverton, and under the State of Oregon’s jurisdiction. In July, the Board of County Commissioners approved an amendment accounting for an additional contribution of $215,000 from the State of Oregon to address pedestrian and bicycle facility enhancements. ODOT was originally obligated to pay $200,000, but is now paying $415,000. Beaverton paid $200,00. J. Peterkort & Co. originally paid $200,000, and a cooperative agreement with the county added an additional $366,606. Washington County’s total contribution was $1,200,000, which included engineering and supervision of the project.

After a few days of frustration, while the signal timing was worked out, most people find that things are working a lot better at the improved intersection! The eastbound offramp from the freeway is now a good choice, instead of a mess, so if you need to go past Murray, you don’t have to get off there and negotiate Cornell!

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