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SW Fourth Avenue Improvement Project

Transportation
Under Construction
Crews and contractors with the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) will reconstruct and repave SW Fourth Avenue between Lincoln and W Burnside streets. Includes safer crosswalks, upgraded ADA curb ramps, new protected bikeway, better street lighting, and a business access and transit lane.
photo of SW 4th Avenue shows pavement cracking and patch work
Construction 2024-2025
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What’s happening now?

10-18-24 Update: The first phase of construction on SW 4th Avenue is nearing completion. Crews have made significant progress on repaving and concrete work between SW Lincoln and SW Mill. The next phases of the project will extend improvements north along SW 4th Avenue up to West Burnside.

During this first phase, contractors working for PBOT have been excavating the existing pavement, repairing the road base, and paving with new asphalt and concrete. Crews have focused on the west side of the roadway and are now completing work on intersections at SW Hall, Mill, and Harrison. One lane of SW Fourth Avenue will remain open and people driving, biking and taking transit on SW Fourth Avenue can expect delays, especially during the morning and evening commutes.

As part of the next steps, crews will wrap up work on stormwater management facilities and plan to reopen two full travel lanes for the holiday season from November 21 through January 2, 2025. Construction will resume in early January 2025 and is on track for full project completion by the end of 2025.

Map showing the SW 4th Avenue Improvement Project extents from SW Sheridan up to W Burnside. Map highlights the active paving area which is between SW Lincoln and SW Mill
Map showing Phase 1 paving work on SW Fourth Ave between SW Lincoln and SW Mill.

Schedule

Construction started in May 2024. PBOT expects the full project to be complete in the late fall of 2025. 

Project Components

  • Repave SW Fourth Avenue from Lincoln to W Burnside streets
  • Safer crosswalks and curb ramps that comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) from Lincoln to W Burnside streets
  • A protected bike lane along the westside of SW Fourth Avenue from Caruthers to W Burnside streets.
  • A business access and transit (BAT) lane between Sheridan and Mill streets. BAT lanes give priority to buses and people turning into driveways or cross streets.
  • A bus stop platform at SW Fourth Avenue and Hall Street
  • A new traffic signal at SW Fourth Avenue and College Street
  • Updated streetlights between Sheridan and W Burnside streets
  • Improve existing traffic signals at the intersections of SW Hall, Taylor, Sheridan, Caruthers, Lincoln, Montgomery, Market, Clay, Jefferson, and W Burnside streets

Project fly-through

Watch a fly-through explainer video about the project

Funding

This $16.9 million project is funded by the voter-approved 10-cent gas tax known as Fixing Our Streets, maintenance funds, as well as transportation system development charges, with additional contributions from Prosper Portland and TriMet. 

Project paid for by Fixing Our Streets: Your dime at work.

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