Pongratz Road is expected to reopen Tuesday, November 23, the Washington County Department of Land Use and Transportation said. The road has been largely closed since late summer for two projects, a culvert replacement and a bridge replacement. In an email to the Banks Post, Washington County Department of Land Use and Transportation spokesperson Heather Sturgill said that, barring any unforeseen circumstances, the road would open Tuesday, following installation of a guardrail Friday, Nov. 19. November 22 and 23 should see rock added to the shoulders and general clean up done before the road is reopened.
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A small stretch of Pongratz Road was paved as part of the project, Sturgill said, noting that while the majority of the road will remain a gravel surface, work to pave the bridge and the approaches to the bridge was completed Wednesday, November 17.A nearby project to replace a failing culvert where Mendenhall Creek passes under Highway 26 with a bridge was originally scheduled to begin the summer of 2021, but was postponed until 2022.
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The Oregon Parks and Recreation tradition of offering a free guided hike to ring in the new year at Stub Stewart and other state parks continues, though parking on that day is no longer free.
Banks, Manning, Timber, Buxton and beyond faced power outages that could stretch into tomorrow, PGE warned, while West Oregon had no estimate for the return of electricity in their territory.
More than a hundred teachers and staff from Banks' three public schools gathered in the Banks Elementary School cafeteria Aug. 19 for a breakfast with their peers and school officials as another school year began. With construction, new security, and a cell phone ban looming, many changes await staf
A crash in Glenwood snarled Labor Day weekend traffic for up to three miles and resulted in minor injuries to at least four people, Forest Grove Fire & Rescue said Saturday.
