September 2017
The Southwest Portland Post • 3
NEWS
Bicycle and pedestrian improvements being made along Barbur Boulevard this summer
By Erik Vidstrand
The Southwest Portland Post
This past month, a variety of
improvements began along portions
of Barbur Boulevard making the
state highway safer for all bicyclists,
pedestrians, and transit users. More
improvements will be made in the
next few months, according to a state
spokesperson.
State transportation workers have
been restriping travel lanes to provide
more consistent lane width, trimming
vegetation to improve visibility, and
enhancing lighting along the busy
route.
“Be prepared for lane closures at all
times of the day or night,” said Don
Hamilton, the Oregon Department
of Transportation public information
officer. “The project will continue to
require intermittent lane closures,
stopping traffic at times.
“We plan to close the left turn
lane from northbound Barbur to
businesses immediately north of
Barbur’s southern intersection with
Capitol Highway,” Hamilton said.
An electronic speed feedback sign
on northbound Barbur was added
in July right before the Vermont and
Newbury Street bridges.
“Bicyclists will like the speed
reduction restriped bike lanes which
add buffers in several locations,”
Hamilton said. “This will only
Riders boarded the 12-Barbur bus at Capitol Hill Road in January 2015.
(Photo courtesy of Metro)
happen where the roadway width
allows it safely. Some parking will be
removed.”
A buffered bike lane is a standard
bike lane with a designated cushion
that offers additional separation
between bicyclists and vehicles.
Hamilton said that new green
bike lane markings will be painted
at several intersections to increase
visibility where vehicles must yield
to bikes before crossing the bike lane.
“This includes green bike boxes
at the Barbur and Terwilliger
intersection,” said Hamilton. “We
will also mark bike lanes through long
intersections such as at the Crossroads
and Terwilliger.”
According to the state transportation
bureau, these improvements come
from the findings of a road safety
audit conducted in July 2015. The
state will implement more than 80
percent of the audit recommendations
this summer. The source of funding
for other improvements hasn’t yet
been identified.
In the past four years, the bureau
Capitol Highway funding
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“For reasons that are unclear,”
Brown wrote, “the Capitol Highway
project was not included in the final
Transportation Package. Instead this
project ended up being included in
an unrelated budget bill [funded by
lottery proceeds].
“Lottery funds traditionally have
been spent on schools, healthcare, and
services for veterans and seniors.”
Brown said she was going to veto
has spent $8 million to improve safety
on Oregon Highway 99W (Barbur
Boulevard) in the City of Portland and
Washington County.
This includes rapid flash beacons
in several locations to alert motorists
when pedestrians are crossing.
Other improvements have included
pedestrian islands, flashing bicycle
beacons on the Newbury and Vermont
Bridges, and sidewalk improvements.
“Additional safety improvements
on Barbur are planned for the next few
years,” Hamilton said. “The current
work is scheduled for completion by
October.”
For more information, and plans
f o r f u t u re i m p ro v e m e n t s , v i s i t
www.barbursafety.org.
the Capitol Highway project because
of this issue.
“In the past week,” the letter went
on, “I’ve received significant input
from a wide range of constituencies
since providing the veto notice. It’s
clear that the Capitol Highway Safety
Improvement project is a good project
and should be funded.”
“Thanks again to all,” Lyons wrote
the community. “We hope to see
everyone soon as the city approaches
30 percent design on the project.”
According to the city bureau of
transportation, this will happen in
the fall.
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