"It’s important for travelers to understand that Timber Road will remain closed during construction," LUT Public Information Officer Chris Lueneburg said in an email to this newspaper. "Workers will be on site and we will be excavating the slope. We’re hoping to reopen the road by the end of the yea
Exactly one year ago, Washington County Land Use and Transportation made the decision to close Timber Road indefinitely due to a slow-moving landslide collapsing the roadway between Glenwood and Timber. Here's where the project to repair and reopen the road stands (Story is free; please consider a s
It's been seven months since Timber Road closed between downtown Timber and Highway 6. Washington County is eyeing a number of options for a fix and may seek funding from FEMA to repair Timber Road.
Publishing a photo of heavy equipment atop the cracked roadway near the S-curves on Timber Road, the county reiterated that the evaluation is expected to be finished in September.
Completion of a project to replace the 85-year-old bridge over West Fork Dairy Creek just outside Banks city limits has been delayed without a known reopening date, ODOT said Thursday.
Those using Highway 6 to travel should note that an Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) striping project from Banks to Tillamook begins Tuesday, and is expected to last three days.
Image of the project courtesy Washington County LUT
The most complex intersection in Banks, located at the north end of town, has been eyed for a redesign for years — an
West Fork Dairy Creek in Buxton on April 23, 2021, a few feet from where Mendenhall Creek joins the larger Dairy Creek tributary. Photo: Chas Hundley
Construction projects may abound
The area of the Banks Vernonia State Trail that is undergoing repairs. Photo: OPRD
COLUMBIA COUNTY - A 2 ½ mile stretch of the Banks Vernonia State Trail is closed for
The stretch of road that will be repaved. Image courtesy WC-Roads.com
MANNING - For those who drive on Pihl Road, lane closures and delays stemming from a county project
