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Overview
82nd Avenue is in disrepair and needs urgent maintenance and safety repairs. PBOT will invest federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to deliver more lighting, safer crossings, smoother pavement, sidewalk and accessibility improvements, and upgraded traffic signals.
Learn more about the types of improvements below or by viewing the 82nd Avenue Critical Fixes Factsheet.
| Improvement Types | |
|---|---|
| STREET LIGHTING New street lighting will be added and existing street lights will be improved to improve visibility. Click here to learn more. | |
| CROSSINGS New signalized pedestrian crossings will be added and safety improvements will be made to existing crossings. Click here to learn more about projects delivering crossings. | |
| CORRIDOR SAFETY Updated signage, roadway striping, new signal heads, and technological enhancements will improve safety corridor-wide. Click here to learn more. | |
| PAVEMENT & CURB RAMPS A 2-mile segment of 82nd Avenue will be repaved in 2025 and 2026. Additional improvements along these repaved segments include improved curb ramps, crossing and signal improvements, transit improvements, median islands in some locations, and tree planting. Click here to learn more about the Major Maintenance Project. | |
| TRAFFIC SIGNALS New and upgraded traffic signals on 82nd Avenue will include modern safety and traffic operation technology. Click here to learn more about projects delivering traffic signals. | |
Timeline
Critical Fixes will take place through the end of 2026. Construction of these improvements must be built by the end 2026 or PBOT will lose this federal funding.
Community calls for Critical Fixes
The jurisdictional transfer of 82nd Avenue and Critical Fixes investments are the culmination of years of work by community and their state and local representatives. Community advocates have put lots of resources into developing a vision for 82nd Avenue and have worked hard to hold local governments accountable for addressing the urgent repair and safety needs along the corridor. Watch this video to hear directly from local community about the need for Building a Better 82nd.
Crossings and Traffic Signals
Pedestrian Crossings
Between 2023 and 2026, PBOT and ODOT will add 14 new or upgraded pedestrian crossings on 82nd Avenue to improve safety and fill many of the existing crossing gaps.
Crossings planned for construction in 2025 and 2026 at:
- NE Davis Street
- SE Lafayette Street
- SE Raymond Street
- SE Ramona Street
- SE Tolman Street
- SE Tibbetts Street
Completed crossings:
- NE Alberta Street*
- NE Pacific Street*
- NE Beech Street
- NE Klickitat Street
- NE Schuyler Street
- SE Ash Street
- SE Clinton Street
- SE Mitchell Street*
- SE Knapp Street
- SE Cooper Street*
- SE Clatsop Street*
* This crossing was completed by the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT).
Traffic Signals
Between 2023 and 2026, PBOT will construct 7 new or improved traffic signals. Signals will include modern safety and traffic operation technology at the following locations: