Construction

Mt. Tabor Yard serves as the central dispatch for PP&R maintenance and nursery services for about 140 employees who are responsible for maintaining parks facilities and services across the city.

This project will strengthen the structural supports (known as trestles) that hold a water pipe near Kelly Creek and Beaver Creek in Gresham.

Thanks to the Parks Replacement Bond, improvements will be made at the Urban Forestry Yard. The project includes construction of a new covered and secure storage area for large equipment and an enclosed shop building.

The master plan for SE 150th and Division Street Park reflects a collaborative effort involving neighbors and community groups to create a welcoming space with activities for people of all ages.

The Willamette River Crossing project is currently in the design and exploration phase. We completed a geotechnical probe in August 2020, and are performing more geotechnical exploration to choose the best tunneling technology and route to cross the Willamette River.

The Entrance and Nature Center provides an inclusive welcoming entrance to Forest Park. The Nature Center will showcase the park’s special character and its timeless importance to Portland and the greater region. 

The Errol Heights Street Improvement Project will pave the neighborhood’s gravel streets, add sidewalks to the two main east-west routes through the neighborhood, add street lights, address drainage issues, and improve water quality in Johnson Creek.

The Portland Water Bureau continues design and planning work to replace the water mains (pipes) serving NW Penridge, Skyline Crest, and Greenleaf Roads. These mains will be replaced with larger pipes to increase the flow of water to people's homes and to help put out fires.

The SW Capitol Highway: Multnomah Village to West Portland project will provide sidewalks, bike lanes, stormwater management facilities, and water system upgrades along SW Capitol Highway between SW Multnomah Boulevard and SW Taylors Ferry Road.

Construction at the Washington Park Reservoirs started in 2016 and will continue until 2025. Read on for the most recent update.

The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is constructing a new active pedestrian and bicycle bridge over I‐405 at NW Flanders Street. The bridge will connect the NW District and the Pearl District with a safer and more comfortable active crossing over I‐405.

The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) will be constructing a neighborhood greenway on NE 9th between NE Tillamook and NE Holman and a safer experience for people traveling on NE 7th.

New pedestrian crossings with signals, safer intersections, street lighting, protected bike lanes, raised center medians, and landscaping coming to outer SE Division Street in 2021 and 2022.

The Errol Heights Park Master Plan concept design is for a 16-acre park, with plans to protect and restore the lower natural wetland and riparian areas, improve and expand existing trails for ADA access, and develop the upper plateau land for play areas, picnics and gardening.

The 4M Neighborhood Greenway will be constructed on SE Mill St., SE Millmain Dr., and SE Main St. between SE 130th Ave. and SE 174th Ave. It will create new opportunities for people to walk, bike, and roll on streets running parallel to the high-traffic SE Stark and SE Division corridors.