Hall Boulevard overpass in Tigard is anticipated to reopen in August 2025
Updated 3/19/25
We appreciate your continued patiences as we work to complete the Hall Boulevard overpass replacement in Tigard. We anticipate the newly constructed overpass to reopen in August. While we know this delay is frustrating, our top priority is ensuring the bridge is built safely and to the highest standards.
Our teams found a construction issue with the overpass late last year, which required a pause in construction while we worked with the contractor on a way to resolve the issue. While the fix is relatively simple, to impliment it means lifting and resetting the beams. This requires planning and staging - as well as procuring equipment and materials - and took longer than anticipated.
The good news is we now have a path forward. Materials and equipment began arriving on-site last week, and work is now actively underway.
In the meantime, the temporary pedestrian bridge and signed detour will remain in place to support local travel. We ask all drivers to please use the designated detour routes and help keep our neighbors safe by avoiding cutting through local neighborhood streets.
The overall OR 217 Auxiliary Lanes projet remains on track to finish by the end of 2025. We appreciate your patience and look forward to reopening this important connection on Hall Boulevard as soon as possible.
Here's what you need to know:
- What: The Hall Boulevard overpass near OR 99W and Pfaffle Street in Tigard remains temporarily closed and is anticipated to reopen in August 2025.
- Where: The closure starts just north of Pfaffle Street and extends to the south end of the overpass. The intersection of Pfaffle Street and Hall Boulevard is also closed. All vehicle traffic should use the signed detour.
- When: The overpass is anticipated to reopen in August 2025.
- Why: We need to demolish and then rebuild the overpass with wider footings to make room for the new auxiliary lanes and shoulders underneath. The new overpass will include wider sidewalks and bike lanes, be more earthquake resilient, and Americans with Disabilities Act compliant.
- Noise impacts: Daytime construction noise will occur regularly as the new overpass is rebuilt.
Detours during the overpass closure:
- For drivers: Use OR 99W to Greenburg Road to Hall Boulevard (and vice versa). The intersection of Hall Boulevard and Pfaffle Street is also closed during this time.
- For pedestrians and cyclists: People walking, rolling and bicycling continue to have access across OR 217 using a temporary bicycle and pedestrian bridge. The temporary bridge spans the highway, running from Hall Boulevard on the south end to Pfaffle Street on the north end.
- For transit users: Trimet lines 43 and 78 are rerouted using Locust Street, Greenburg Road and OR 99W. There is no Trimet service on Hall Boulevard between Locust Street and OR 99W.
- Local access: The intersection of Pfaffle Street and Hall Boulevard is also closed during this time. Local traffic has access to Pfaffle Street between OR 99W and Hall Boulevard. Local traffic has have access to Hall Boulevard between Greenburg Road and Pfaffle Street and between OR 99W and the southern end of the overpass. Please avoid using small neighborhood streets instead of the detour route.
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