Cully Public Works Project

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Construction Schedule

[Updated 9/2/2026]

Tree removal for the whole project will begin on September 8, 2026. 

Schedule is subject to change and is weather dependent. Check back for updates.

Roadway construction

(Includes stormwater drainage improvements, curb and gutter installation, illumination and planting, and paving gravel streets)

• NE 62nd Avenue, Cully to Prescott: July 20 – mid-November 2026
• NE 64th Avenue, Wygant to Prescott: August 2 – early December 2026
• NE 66th Avenue, Sumner to Prescott: August 15, 2026 – February 2027
• NE 73rd Avenue, Killingsworth to Wygant: Mid-October 2026 – April 2027
• NE 70th Avenue, Sumner to Prescott: Early November 2026 – May 2027
• NE 68th Avenue, Sumner to Going: February – April 2027
• NE Going Street, 62nd to 72nd: June – September 2027
• NE Alberta Street, Cully to 73rd: August – November 2027
• NE 72nd Avenue, Killingsworth to Prescott: January - June 2028

(Only stormwater drainage improvements and sed and sump system installation)

• NE 72nd Avenue, Prescott to Sandy: August 15 - late September 2026

Waterline construction

• NE 66th Avenue, Prescott to Going: July 22 – late August 2026
• NE 70th Avenue, Sumner to Prescott: August 17 – late September 2026
• NE Going Street, 62nd to 72nd: Late September – mid November 2026
• NE Alberta Street, Cully to 73rd: Mid November 2026 – January 2027
• NE 72nd Avenue, Prescott to Sandy: December 2027 – April 2028

Traffic signal upgrades

• NE Killingsworth and NE 72nd: September 13, 2026 – February 2027
• NE Sandy and NE 72nd: January – March 2027

What to Expect During Construction?

• Construction vehicles and crews working in your area
• Noise, dust, and vibration from equipment
• Temporary street closures or detours, which may mean longer trips around the work zone
• Changes to parking and access to homes and driveways

Please speak to the crews if you have having issues accessing your driveway. Streets may become local access only during construction. 

Project Map

View full size image of Map showing the planned street improvements.

What’s Happening Now?

• Construction is under way
• 70s Greenway: Cully Connector will be bundled with the Cully Neighborhood Street Improvement Project for construction, in an effort to better coordinate construction impacts and detours for the neighborhood

View full size image of local gravel neighborhood street in Cully

Project Background

In 2016 City Council adopted the Local Transportation Infrastructure Charge (LTIC), a fee that developers pay along unimproved streets in single-family zoning areas as an alternative to constructing sidewalks. Council then directed PBOT staff to develop an investment strategy for these funds. Using a methodology that included equity, effectiveness and efficiency, staff developed and Council adopted a strategy to invest collected LTIC funds in three areas: Cully in northeast Portland, Division-Midway in outer southeast Portland, and the Tryon-Stephens headwaters area in southwest Portland.

These three areas had high needs in terms of unimproved streets that serve as important routes to neighborhood destinations, and underserved populations including high proportions of people of color, people with lower incomes, and people that rent their homes. The three areas also had neighborhood street plans adopted by City Council, identifying locations for investment.

In the Cully neighborhood, the goal of the project is to pave nearly all remaining gravel streets, and to strategically add sidewalks to a smaller number of streets (see details in Project Scope section below).

Timeline

Topographic surveying: Summer 2020 – Winter 2020-21

Design engineering and public involvement: Spring 2021 – 2025

Construction: 2026-2028 (2 year construction duration)

Project Scope

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The streets targeted for investment in this project are shown above. These streets were chosen based on equity (prevalence of lower incomes, people of color, and renters); and effectiveness (routes that lead to neighborhood destinations such as parks, schools and transit).

Please note that due to a bug in the way that Google Maps interprets the engineering linework, the plans and aerial image do not perfectly align. The improvements are shown in the map about 7' too far to the east. If you'd like help interpreting the plans near your property, please get in touch with the project manager (info above).

• Pave gravel streets: NE 62nd, 64th, 66th, 68th, and 70th*Avenues between NE Prescott Street and NE Sumner Street (NE 73rd Avenue to be paved to NE Killingsworth Street)
  • *NE 70th Avenue will be paved and have new pedestrian and bicycle connections, but will not be fully widened between NE Going Street and NE Alberta Street for vehicular traffic
• Add sidewalk: NE 66th Avenue (sidewalk on east side of street), NE Going Street (sidewalk on north side of street) NE Alberta Street west of 72nd Ave (sidewalk on south side of street), NE 73rd Avenue (sidewalk on west side of street)
• PBOT is working collaboratively with the Bureau of Environmental Services (BES) and will be adding new stormwater infrastructure as part of the project

View interactive project map here

Project Funding

Most project funding comes from LTIC as described above. Other funding on the project includes:

• Transportation System Development Charges: Fees paid to PBOT when people develop new homes and other buildings
• General Fund: Discretionary city funds authorized by City Council, under the banner of the “Up Out of the Mud” initiative
• Portland Bureau of Environmental Services: PBOT is in a partnership with BES due to the need to upgrade stormwater management infrastructure in the project area
• Portland Clean Energy Fund (PCEF) Collaborating for Climate Action: NE 66th, NE Alberta, NE Going