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Transportation
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Under construction
PBOT will install eight safer crossings on NE Killingsworth including pedestrian islands and curb extensions. Crossings at NE 7th Avenue, NE 22nd Avenue and NE 25th Avenue were constructed in December 2024 through January 2025. The remaining crossings will be constructed in 2025 and 2026.
Construction, 2024-2026 in two phases
Project Schedule
All construction is complete.
Updated 8/25/2016
Project Updates
After community outreach and discussions with Vernon Elementary School, the crossing at NE 22nd Avenue was be upgraded to include a median island. The crossing was be constructed between December 23rd and January 3rd to coincide with the Portland Public School winter break.
Due to budget issues, an improved crossing at NE 27th Avenue has been removed from the project. PBOT has a complete design for the crossing that can be built if additional funding is obtained.
Project Scope & Background
This project will improve safety on NE Killingsworth Street between NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd and NE 42nd Avenue by adding nine pedestrian crossings. Pedestrian Islands will be added at NE 7th, 11th, 13th, 35th Place and Cesar Chavez. Curb extensions will be added at NE 17th Avenue, and the current paint and post crossing at NE 22nd Avenue will be upgraded to cement floating islands. The spacing of these crossings will bring the corridor up to PedPDX spacing guidelines, improve pedestrian safety, and provide a traffic calming effect. The new crossings will require parking removal to accommodate sight lines and the new islands and curb extensions.
The project is funded through the State Funded Local Projects program administered by the Oregon Department of Transportation, PCEF, and HB2017.