Lake Oswego pedestrians could get a new flashing crosswalk at SW Pilkington Road and SW Dawn Street. A $244,823 construction contract goes before the Clackamas County Board of Commissioners on Thursday, Oct. 29.

The project is one of several transportation items on the board's consent agenda, alongside adoption of a countywide Transportation Safety Action Plan (TSAP) and $9 million in asphalt supply contracts spread across three vendors over three years.

Pilkington Road crossing

The enhanced crossing in Lake Oswego's Rosewood neighborhood would add a flashing crosswalk, new safety signs, pavement markings and street lighting at the SW Pilkington Road and SW Dawn Street intersection, according to the county's project page. The county says the goal is to increase visibility at the intersection for all road users.

Brown Contracting Inc. would perform the work under Public Improvement Contract #1968. The overall project is estimated at $400,000, with the construction contract accounting for $244,823 of that total. Funding comes from the Community Road Fund and developer contributions. No county general funds are involved.

The county advertised the bid in August, with an original engineer's estimate of $194,000, according to a notice published in the Lake Oswego Review. The awarded contract came in about $51,000 above that estimate.

Construction is scheduled from October through December 2026. Drivers on Pilkington Road should expect shoulder and lane closures with flaggers directing traffic during the work, which the county estimates will take up to two months.

Transportation Safety Action Plan

The board is also set to formally adopt the TSAP, a five-year plan drafted by the county's Department of Transportation and Development. The county's stated goal for the plan is to eliminate serious crashes and deaths on county roads, according to the TSAP update page.

The plan was developed with input from the City of Lake Oswego, the Oregon Department of Transportation, Oregon Metro, Clackamas Fire, OHSU School of Public Health and other partners. Rob Sadowsky, the TSAP project manager, is the county's point of contact for community groups seeking a presentation on the plan.

Specific crash data, priority corridors and detailed strategies in the TSAP draft were not available for review ahead of the vote.

$9 million in asphalt contracts

Three separate three-year contracts for asphaltic concrete products round out the transportation items on the consent agenda:

  • Knife River Corporation – Northwest: $3 million (Contract #1911)
  • Lakeside Industries Inc.: $3 million (Contract #1933)
  • South County Asphalt LLC: $3 million (Contract #1934)

All three are funded through the County Road Fund with no general fund dollars.

Clackamas County maintains more than 1,400 miles of county roads, 186 bridges and nearly 200 traffic signals, according to the county's capital improvement program page.

The Oct. 29 business meeting is open to the public. Residents can register online to provide comment via Zoom or fill out a comment card in person, according to the county.