Construction
NE 57th Avenue Sewer Extension Project
Sewer and Stormwater
Active
Construction is anticipated to begin in the Spring of 2024 and should take up to four months to complete.
Environmental Services will design and build one sewer extension, totaling 340 linear feet of mainline sewer, to serve properties with nonconforming connections in the Rose City Park neighborhood. This work is part of the City’s efforts to connect property owners to the City's public sewer system.
Taggart Outfall Sewer Project
Sewer and Stormwater
Active
An additional maintenance access hole improvement will complete construction in late Summer 2023..
Environmental Services has resumed construction on a project to improve the function of the Taggart Outfall sewer tunnel. Last year crews repaired 3,700 feet of sewer pipe inside the tunnel. This year crews will modify an existing maintenance hole to improve its function during high rainfall events.

SW Market-Madison Sewer Project
Sewer and Stormwater
Active
Project design continues. Construction is anticipated to begin in March of 2024 and take a year and a half to complete.
Environmental Services is designing a project to repair 11,720 feet (more than two miles) of public sewer pipes in downtown Portland. Having provided up to 140 years of service, the pipes require repairs to reduce the risks of basement flooding and sewage releases to downtown buildings and streets.
NW Westover Road Sewer Repairs
Sewer and Stormwater
Active
Construction began in September 2022 and was completed in December 2023.
Environmental Services has completed construction on a project to build almost 1,600 feet of public sewer improvements in NW Westover Road, NW Summit Avenue, and NW Lovejoy Street. This project will reduce risks of basement sewer backups and street flooding.
NE 33rd Drive Pump Station Upgrades Project
Sewer and Stormwater
Active
Design has just begun and construction is anticipated to begin in 2024.
Environmental Services – the City’s sewer and stormwater bureau – is designing a project to upgrade a pump station in Northeast Portland. This project will replace the existing pump station with a new larger pump station.
Ladd’s Addition Green Street and Sewer Project
Sewer and Stormwater
Active
Construction ongoing and will be completed by spring of 2024.
Environmental Services is constructing a project that is installing and upsizing public sewer pipes, as well as constructing green street planters, within the Ladd’s Addition neighborhood. These improvements will increase sewer capacity, relieve sewer backups, and reduce street flooding.
SE Stark Trunk Sewer Project
Sewer and Stormwater
Active
This work will be completed in two phases. Construction on Phase I began June 2022 and was completed in December 2022. Construction on Phase II is expected to begin late spring 2024 and take about six months to complete.
Environmental Services is constructing a project to repair a large-diameter sewer pipe that runs along SE Stark Street between SE 6th Avenue and the Willamette River. The pipe known as the "Stark Trunk" is over 110 years old and is in need of repair to prevent sewer and stormwater overflows.
Lower Northwest Sewer Capacity Project
Sewer and Stormwater
Active
This project is in the design stage and is estimated to begin construction in the fall of 2025.
Environmental Services is designing a project that will upgrade public sewer and stormwater pipes and install new water quality treatment vaults in Northwest Portland. This project will protect the public and the environment by reducing street flooding and sewage releases to homes and businesses.
Johnson Creek Oxbow Restoration Project
Sewer and Stormwater
Active
The project is in the early design phases. Construction is expected to begin in 2024 or 2025.
This project will restore habitat and reconnect Johnson Creek and Errol Creek with their natural floodplains. It will help protect endangered salmon, improve water quality, provide habitat for birds and other wildlife, and reduce flood risk in the surrounding neighborhood.
Crystal Springs Lake Restoration Project
Sewer and Stormwater
Active
Currently we are working with community stakeholders and technical experts to develop a design concept.
Environmental Services, in partnership with Portland Parks & Recreation, is designing a project to improve habitat for salmon and other native fish at Crystal Springs Lake in Southeast Portland.
Woods Trunk Sewer Project
Sewer and Stormwater
Active
Construction is expected to begin in early 2025 and take about seven months to complete.
Environmental Services is designing a project to repair 1,700 feet of aging, large-diameter brick sewer pipes in South Portland. Having provided over 125 years of service, the pipes require repairs to maintain reliable sewer service and protect public health and the environment.
Sunnyside South Green Street and Sewer Project
Sewer and Stormwater
Active
Construction is ongoing and should be completed in the Sunnyside and Ladds Addition neighborhoods by spring of 2024.
Environmental Services is constructing a project that will install and upsize public sewer pipes, as well as construct green street planters, in the Sunnyside neighborhood. These improvements will increase sewer capacity, relieve sewer backups, and reduce street flooding.

Sheridan Trunk Sewer Project - Duniway Park
Sewer and Stormwater
Active
Construction is currently scheduled to begin May 2025 and will take about a year to complete.
Environmental Services is designing a project to repair or replace several hundred feet of aging, large-diameter public sewer pipes in Duniway Park. Having provided over 100 years of service, the pipes require repairs to maintain reliable sewer service and protect public health and the environment.
Springwater Wetlands and Floodplain Restoration Project
Sewer and Stormwater
Active
Design for the project began in Fall 2019. Construction is expected to begin in the Spring of 2024 and will take about a year and a half to complete.
Environmental Services is designing a project to enhance wetlands on about 30 acres along the Springwater Corridor Trail. The project will reduce the risk of flooding to homes, businesses and streets.
Southwest Quail Post Road LID
Water System Improvement Construction
Active
2020 to 2039
The Water Bureau will build new connections between the Quail Park subdivision's privately owned water system and the City's existing public water system. We will also replace the Quail Park water system when it reaches the end of its useful life, or by 2039 (whichever comes first).

South Portland-Burlingame Sewer Project
Sewer and Stormwater
Active
Construction began in June 2023 and will take up to a year and a half to complete.
Environmental Services is constructing a project in the South Portland and South Burlingame neighborhoods that will repair approximately 7,108 linear feet of aging public sewer pipes, that are on average 90 years old. This will help protect public health and the Willamette River Watershed.
Mill Park Project
Parks
Closed While Under Construction
Construction starting August 2023, with completion in Fall 2024
Mill Park is a 5.7 acre park next to Mill Park Elementary that has an informal soft-surface walking trail, open lawn, and mature trees, but is otherwise undeveloped. Thanks to funding from System Development Charges, PP&R now has funds to improve this park.

Cully Neighborhood Street Improvement Project
Transportation
Engineering And Design
Design 2021-2023, Construction 2024
The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) will improve several streets in the Cully neighborhood by paving gravel streets, adding sidewalks, and traffic calming. The Bureau of Environmental Services (BES) and Portland Water Bureau (PWB) are project partners, upgrading area infrastructure.
Findley Commons
Rental
Open
Fall 2021
Home First Development and Do Good Multnomah have developed Findley Commons, a 35-unit new construction project in South Tabor for veterans and individuals experiencing homelessness.

Midland Park Master Plan
Parks
In Planning
Master Plan approved by City Council in November 2017
The Master Plan for Mill Park was drawn from the thoughtful ideas and feedback provided by diverse communities in East Portland. It reflects a collaboration involving neighbors and community groups to create a welcoming space with activities for people of all ages.

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