6 • The Southwest Portland Post
NEWS
January 2013
Hillsdale sewer and water projects designed to prevent road damage, improve reliability
By Jillian Daley
The Southwest Portland Post
A city sewer project planned in
Southwest Portland would prevent the
collapse of streets, and another project
will improve water pipe reliability.
A sewer pipe repair project is planned
at Southwest Capitol Highway and
Terwilliger Boulevard.
It will be supported with $750,000
in Portland Environment Services
capital improvement funds, said bureau
spokesman David Allred.
The sewer pipes, built in 1929, are
buckling beneath the weight of the road
fill and asphalt paving laid over them.
The sewer project will start in early
to mid 2013 and take five months,
Allred said. One section of pipe is at
Southwest Terwilliger Boulevard and
Vincent Place. The other section will
be under Capitol Highway and east of
Terwilliger Boulevard.
A water pipe project could be done
afterwards in the same area and will
be paid for with $3.2 million in Water
Bureau capital improvement funds,
bureau spokesman Tim Hall said. The
Sellwood Bridge to close January 17
Multnomah County has reset the closure of the Sellwood Bridge for the
week of January 17, spokesperson Mike Pullen told The Post. In the week
that follows, crews will move the deck of the bridge to a set of temporary
pilings about 40 yards to the north. This will serve as a temporary detour
route while a new bridge is constructed on the old site. Shown: skid beam
on track and truss. (Photo courtesy of Mike Pullen, Multnomah County)
water project could start in spring 2014
and be finished that year but depends
on a budget approval process.
“New water pipe would connect two
existing systems to increase reliability to
the Burlingame service area,” Hall said.
About 3,400 feet of water supply pip-
ing would stretch from Terwilliger Bou-
levard and Capitol Highway and follow
a series of roads, ending at Southwest
Chestnut Street. Phase one of the water
supply pipeline was done this fall in the
Burlingame area.
In addition, the Portland Bureau of
Transportation has preliminary plans
Dean Smith
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surprised,” he says of his introduction
to Ash Creek.
“I didn’t expect the level of sophis-
tication and expertise I found here.
There are at least three here who put
in hundreds of hours of volunteer time
a year. Pound for pound, this group is
on a level with any other neighborhood
association in the city.”
At the Spirit of Portland Awards
ceremony Smith gave credit to follow
volunteers Esther McGuiness, Nancy
Donner and Dorothy Gage.
Marianne Fitzgerald, who serves as
the Southwest Neighborhoods, Inc.
(SWNI) board chair, is “one of the
hardest-working volunteers in the city,”
he said. Roger Averbeck is “virtually a
staff member at regional transportation
forums.”
Fitzgerald, in turn, said, “Dean has
been fabulous to work with.”
During Ashcreek’s opposition to a
proposed water tower, Fitzgerald said,
“Dean’s experience as a neighborhood
leader, in dealing with City officials and
as a negotiator was very useful.”
“We didn’t prevail, but we did as
to reconstruct the pedestrian island
between Terwilliger and Capitol after
the water project is done, Allred said.
Some sewer construction will be done
at night to avoid disrupting traffic, but
there may be delays, Allred said.
“Capitol Highway, Terwilliger Bou-
levard, and pedestrian trails should
remain open during the sewer construc-
tion,” Allred said. No interruptions to
sewer service are anticipated.
There is no traffic control plan yet for
the water project, which may impact
traffic, Hall said, adding that the new
water pipe won’t affect existing service.
well as anyone could have.” Smith also
handled some contentious public meet-
ings well, Fitzgerald said.
Smith mentioned “Sylvia Bogert and
her fabulous staff at SWNI” during the
awards ceremony.
Irvington had been largely self-
sufficient and had relatively little
contact with the Northeast Coalition
of Neighborhoods, he said. Goose Hol-
low worked closely with the Neighbors
West/Northwest staff.
However, Smith said, “SWNI has
a representative board that develops
positions and policies, and does a lot
of things that West/Northwest didn’t.”
The 1989 Central City Plan envi-
sioned intense development not just in
downtown, but in other close-in areas,
including North Macadam.
Assessing the Plan today, Smith said,
“I think it worked really well. Most of
the things it envisioned, like the Port-
land Streetcar, have been realized.”
“The development of the Pearl as a
residential area has been realized and
then some, said Smith.
“The redevelopment of the waterfront
in North Macadam has been realized,
although the height of the buildings
is greater than what was envisioned.”
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