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Come 2025, Washington Park will be home to not only a new reservoir, but also a cascading water feature, reflecting pool, and lowland wildlife habitat area. Here’s where you can read the full project overview and see detailed project construction updates. Road closure details and dates due to this construction are below.
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Install signage.Final project clean up and finishing touches.Week of 2/20/23 construction began.March 2023April 2023May 2023The South Entry is one of a very limited number of ways for vehicles to enter Washington Park and access the park’s many cultural venues. For years it has been fraught by issues such as traffic backups onto Highway 26, confusing wayfinding, poor pedestrian circulation, ill-defined bike routes, and a lack of identity. All of these problems have nega...
In keeping with the recently updated masterplan and through the work and communication with park cultural institutions and other project stakeholders, we defined three primary goals for the project: 1. Stormwater Management 2. Creation of a Grand Entry to the Park 3. Improved Pedestrian, Bicycle, and Vehicular Access / Circulation Stormwater Manage...
Should you have feedback we would love to hear from you. Please contact Project Manager, Travis Ruybal at travis.ruybal@portlandoregon.gov.
Conceptual Design and Analysis: Spring 2020Construction Documentation: Summer 2020Permitting and Bidding: Fall/Winter 2022Contract Award: February 2023There is a $2/hour fee to park. There is an admission fee for the Portland Japanese Garden, World Forestry Center Discovery Museum, and Oregon Zoo. Location. Located two miles west of downtown Portland, Oregon. To drive, take exit 72 from Hwy. 26. By transit, take TriMet’s MAX Blue or Red line to the Washington Park MAX light rail station.
Oct 1, 2024 · The updated entry was envisioned in the 2018 Washington Park Master Plan, a guiding document for the park’s development. Funding. The Washington Park South Entry project is supplemented by $5.8 million in Park System Development Charges (SDCs), which ensured the project could be completed this year, on time.
Jul 2, 2024 · This summer, the Water Bureau is fulfilling promises to restore roads near the construction site boundary. Construction work requires street closures that will impact travel within the park. SW Sacajawea BLVD will be closed to all traffic within Washington Park, from SW Park Place to SW Washington Way, mid July to October
Oct 2, 2024 · The new Washington Park South Entry is open to the public. October 2, 2024 (courtesy Portland Parks & Recreation). The new Washington Park South Entry is open to the public.
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Mar 6, 2024 · The south entry is one of the few ways vehicles can enter Washington Park and access its attractions and cultural venues. For years, park visitors traveling by car have faced challenging traffic, confusing wayfinding, and badly defined bike routes, Portland Parks & Recreation stated in the release. The new entrance will improve the experiences of both park visitors and the world-renowned ...
