The Good News: Rebuilding Cornelius-Schefflin from the round-about north to Roy Road has gone out to bid. (http://www.wc-roads.com/index.cfm?page=7&id=8) Map: http://www.wc-roads.com/uploadedfiles/docresources/Map%20-%20Project%20Segments_001.pdf

When completed (end of year), C-S will have 12-foot shoulders like Verboort between the round-abouts at Martin Road and C-S. This will make it possible to take C-S north to Wren Road, cross Susbauer, and then drop down to Hornecker instead of making the left turn onto Long and then taking the leg north on Susbauer. As you know, I’m a big fan of that left onto Long. It would also make it safer when coming down Roy Road to C-S and then making the left onto Wren, since there will be a wide shoulder to hang out on until any traffic clears.

Rebuilding C-S south of the round-about to the Council Creek bridge, and rebuilding the bridge itself, apparently had been put off until 2009.

The Bad News: Evers Road from Greenville Road to Osteman Road was on the list for the gravel to chipseal upgrade program for this summer, but is not on the current projects list (http://www.co.washington.or.us/deptmts/lut/oper/gravel.htm) . The project list for this summer is pretty thin and probably reflects the price of oil. Using Evers would allow us to drop down from just west of Roy directly to Porter and on into Forest Grove without dealing with Verboort or C-S at all.

thanks for posting this, Alan.  I'm a fan on the Wren-Leisy-Hornecker stretch - it was really gorgeous there 2 weeks ago, with the crimson clover in bloom on both sides of the road, and that abandoned farmhouse in the middle of it.

I'm a fan going both directions. In the fall when it is cool it is a very nice ride. The pavement is dead smooth.

Jim M., please email me direct at:

rhea.kevin@gmail.com

 Thanks

KRhea

This project has finally started!  According to the Washington County web page (http://www.wc-roads.com/index.cfm?page=7&id=8 ), C-S will be closed from August 1 through October 31 between Verboort and Roy Road for the construction. The official detour involves Highway 47. It's not clear how this will impact traffic on Verboort and C-S south of the round-about.

Note that this is a Washington County Major Streets Transportation Improvement Program (MSTIP 3) project (as is rebuilding Cornell between Bethany and Evergreen Pkway). MSTIP projects are funded through a serial levy (i.e. property taxes), not Gas Taxes. See http://www.co.washington.or.us/deptmts/lut/cap_proj/mstiphis.htm.

Also: The shoulders are being paved on Jackson School Road between Evergreen and Meek. I don't know if they will end up full bike lane width, but it looks like they will be ridable.