Construction
Updated: July 2, 2025
Adding a roundabout at Childs Road, realigning Johnson Road to eliminate intersection skew and reduce steep slopes, adding a southbound left-turn lane at Johnson Road, widening Stafford Road between Pattulo Way and Rosemont Road to add bike lanes, and replacing the Pecan Creek culvert at Childs Road with a larger, fish-passable culvert.
Why
To improve safety and capacity at the intersections of Stafford Road with Johnson Road and Childs Road and to provide a safe route for bikes along Stafford Road.
Schedule
- Design: March 2021 to Dec. 2024
- Right of way: Sept. 2022 to Dec. 2024
- Utility relocation: Fall 2024 to Spring 2025
- Construction: Spring 2025 to Winter 2026
Current activities
- Crews are preparing the new Johnson Road alignment for traffic. Activities include asphalt paving, temporary striping and signage, guardrail installation, and grading roadside shoulders and ditches. After July 15, the focus will shift to realigning the Childs Road intersection and starting to construct the new Pecan Creek culvert, retaining walls, and embankment for the new roundabout.
Traffic impacts
Starting Tuesday, July 15, the Childs Road/Stafford Road intersection will close to traffic, and the Johnson Road/Stafford Road intersection will open to traffic. Stafford Road will be closed between Johnson Road and Rosemont Road through Sept. 30.
The information below provides the general stages of construction. Watch for message boards along Stafford Road and check the project website for updates.
- May 5 – July 14, 2025: Stafford Road and Johnson Road closed to thru traffic from north of Pattulo Way to south of Childs Road
- July 15 – Sept. 30, 2025: Stafford Road and Childs Road closed to thru traffic from north of Johnson Rd to south of Rosemont Road
- Oct. 1, 2025 – April 31, 2026: Childs Road closed to thru traffic. Stafford Road and Johnson Rd open to traffic.
- May 1 – Aug.31, 2026: Stafford Road and Childs Road closed to thru traffic from north of Johnson Road to south of Rosemont Road
- Sept. 1 – Sept. 30, 2026: Stafford Road and Johnson Road closed to thru traffic from north of Pattulo Way to south of Childs Road
- Oct. 1 – Dec. 31, 2026: All roads open to traffic. Construction under flagging.
There will be one signed detour route for truck and passenger vehicles along I-205, I-5, Boones Ferry Road, County Club Road. See map below. We understand there may be other unsigned detour routes available depending on time of day and your destination. Please use caution near the work zone.
Thank you in advance for your patience as we work to complete this project as quickly and safely as possible.
Funding
- Project estimate is $18 million
- Funding is provided from Community Road Funds and Transportation System Development Charges.
Other Resources
- Presentation to Stafford Hamlet, April 8, 2025
- Presentation to Palisades Neighborhood Association, May 9, 2024
- Presentation to West Linn Council, Oct. 2, 2023
- Presentation to Stafford Hamlet, Nov. 8, 2022
- Presentation to Stafford Hamlet, March 8, 2022
- Presentation to Stafford Hamlet, Jan. 12, 2021
- Road Safety Audit: Stafford Road between Wilsonville and Lake Oswego City Limits Report to Hamlet, Feb 2018
- PGE Tonquin infrastructure upgrade project