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11-24-25 Update: SW Fourth Avenue fully open
PBOT has fully reopened SW Fourth Avenue. All northbound travel lanes, upgraded pedestrian crossings, the left-side protected bike lane, and the Business Access and Turn (BAT) lane are now in service.
Major construction is largely complete, but short-duration punch-list work will continue into December. This includes adjusting utility covers, repairing a few concrete sidewalk and corner panels, and adding traffic and adjusting parking signs. SW Fourth Avenue will remain open, though people traveling should expect occasional, localized parking restrictions and brief lane impacts.
Please continue to follow posted signs and traffic control.
Schedule
Construction started in May 2024. PBOT expects the full project to be substantially completed this winter.
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
Funding
This $21 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.
